Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Ruud van Nistelrooy and the 55 top scorers in Champions League history - in pictures

21 - Claudio Pizarro: Bayern Munich (18), Werder Bremen (3). Getty Images

21 - Steven Gerrard: all Liverpool. Getty Images

21 - Mario Mandzukic: Bayern Munich (6), Atletico Madrid (5), Juventus (10). Getty Images

21 - Amancio Amaro: all Real Madrid. AllSport

21 - Luiz Adriano: Shakhtar Donetsk (20), Spartak Moscow (1). Getty Images

21 - Jose Torres: all Benfica. Getty Images

22 - Edin Dzeko: Wolfsburg (4), Manchester City (3), Roma (15). Getty Images

22 - Mohamed Salah: Basel (2), Roma (1), Liverpool (19). Getty Images

22 - Carlos Santillana: all Real Madrid. Sport

23 - Frank Lampard: all Chelsea. Getty Images

23 - Jari Litmanen: Ajax (20), Liverpool (3). Getty Images

23 - Antoine Griezmann: Atlético Madrid (21), Barcelona (2). Getty Images

24 - Paul Scholes: all Manchester United. Getty Images

24 - Luis Figo: Barcelona (7), Real Madrid (16), Inter Milan (1). Allsport

24 - Gonzalo Higuain: Real Madrid (8), Napoli (4), Juventus (12). Getty Images

24 - Marco Simone: AC Milan (15), Paris Saint-Germain (3), Monaco (6). AFP

24 - Jose Altafini: AC Milan (20), Juventus (4). Reuters

25 - Giovane Elber: Bayern Munich (22), Lyon (3). Getty Images

25 - Hernan Crespo: Parma (2), Lazio (2), Inter Milan (11), Chelsea (4), Milan (6). Getty Images

25 - Luis Suarez: Ajax (1), Barcelona (24). Getty Images

25 - Robin van Persie: Arsenal (18), Manchester United (7). Getty Images

25 - Mario Jardel: Porto (19), Galatasaray (6). AP Photo

26 - Mario Gomez: Stuttgart (3), Bayern Munich (23). Getty Images

27 - Rivaldo: Barcelona (22), Milan (2), Olympiacos (3). Allsport

28 - Ryan Giggs: all Manchester United. Allsport

28 - Jean Pierre Papin: Marseille (19), Milan (7), Bayern Munich (2). Reuters

29 - Patrick Kluivert: Ajax (9), Barcelona (20). Getty Images

29 - Roy Makaay: Deportivo La Coruna (12), Bayern Munich (17). Getty Images

29 - David Trezeguet: Monaco (4), Juventus (25). Getty Images

30 - Kaka: AC Milan (25), Real Madrid (5). Getty Images

30 - Wayne Rooney: all Manchester United. Getty Images

30 - Samuel Eto'o: Mallorca (1), Barcelona (16), Inter Milan (10), Chelsea (3). Getty Images

31 - Arjen Robben: PSV Eindhoven (3), Chelsea (2), Real Madrid (1), Bayern Munich (25). Getty Images

32 - Francisco Gento: all Real Madrid. Getty Images

33 - Fernando Morientes: Real Madrid (17), Monaco (9), Liverpool (1), Valencia (6). Allsport

34 - Gerd Muller: all Bayern Munich. Reuters

35 - Edinson Cavani: Napoli (5), Paris Saint-Germain (30). Getty Images

35 - Neymar: Barcelona (21), Paris Saint-Germain (14). Getty Images

35 - Ferenc Puskas: Budapest Honvéd (1), Real Madrid (34). Getty Images

39 - Sergio Aguero: Atlético Madrid (5), Manchester City (34). Getty Images

42 - Alessandro Del Piero: all Juventus. Getty Images

44 - Thomas Muller: all Bayern Munich. Getty Images

44 - Didier Drogba: Marseille (5), Chelsea (36), Galatasaray (3). Getty Images

46 - Filippo Inzaghi: Juventus (17), Milan (29). Getty Images

46 - Eusebio: all Benfica. Getty Images

48 - Zlatan Ibrahimovic: Ajax (6), Juventus (3), Inter Milan (6), Barcelona (4), Milan (9), Paris Saint-Germain (20). Getty Images

48 - Andrei Shevchenko: Dynamo Kyiv (15), Milan (29), Chelsea (4). Getty Images

49 - Alfredo Di Stefano: all Real Madrid. Allsport

50 - Thierry Henry: Monaco (7), Arsenal (35), Barcelona (8). Getty Images

56 - Ruud van Nistelrooy: PSV Eindhoven (8), Manchester United (35), Real Madrid (13). Getty Images

65 - Karim Benzema: Lyon (12), Real Madrid (53). Getty Images

66 - Robert Lewandowski: Borussia Dortmund (17), Bayern Munich (49). Getty Images

71 - Raul: Real Madrid (66), Schalke (5). Getty Images

115 - Lionel Messi: all Barcelona. AP Photo

130 - Cristiano Ronaldo: Manchester United (15), Real Madrid (105), Juventus (10). Reuters

As the 2019/20 season enters its final weeks of a coronavirus-interrupted campaign, we take a look at the top goalscorers in European Cup/Champions League history.

Cristiano Ronaldo leads arch nemesis Lionel Messi at the top of the charts, although the Juventus striker cannot add to his tally this season after the Italian champions were eliminated on away goals by Lyon in the last 16.

Above is a picture gallery of the 55 top scorers in the competition. To move on to the next image scroll through or click on the arrows.