Ronaldo.com brings you the top 20 all-time goal scorers in the most prestigious tournament in the world of football, the Champions League.Champions League has been probably the most exciting tournament in the history of football. Over the year, this beloved competition has witnessed many great goalscorers.Arguably, during the 1990s and the 2000s, stars such as Raul, Shevchenko, Henry, and Drogba ruled this European tournament. Indeed, some of their goals can still be watched on a repeat mode.
However, when it comes to scoring the most goals, we all saw two giants enter the world of football and dominate everything that they went through. Of course, we are talking about Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.
These superstars completed changed the face of this competition with their frequency of goals every game. At the moment, the Portuguese star is the all-time top goalscorer in the Champions League followed by his on-field rival Leo Messi.
Recently, Robert Lewandowski made his presence known to the world with a sensational hat-trick, which moved him to the third spot. However, Champions League dates back to 1955 where it all started.So, let’s take a look at the all-time top 20 goal scorers in this prestigious competition. Here’s the list:Pos. Player Goals Games
1 Cristiano Ronaldo 139 180
2 Lionel Messi 123 152
3 Robert Lewandowski 81 100
4 Karim Benzema 75 134
5 Raul 71 142
6 Ruud van Nistelrooy 56 73
7 Thierry Henry 50 112
=8 Alfredo di Stefano 49 58
=8 Thomas Muller 49 128
=10 Andriy Shevchenko 48 100
=10 Zlatan Ibrahimovic 48 122
=12 Eusebio 46 65
=12 Filippo Inzaghi 46 81
14 Didier Drogba 44 92
15 Alessandro Del Piero 42 89
=16 Neymar 41 72
=16 Sergio Aguero 41 79
=18 Ferenc Puskas 35 41
=18 Edinson Cavani 35 69
20 Gerd Muller 34 35