• 21 - Claudio Pizarro: Bayern Munich (18), Werder Bremen (3). Getty Images
    21 - Claudio Pizarro: Bayern Munich (18), Werder Bremen (3). Getty Images
  • 21 - Steven Gerrard: all Liverpool. Getty Images
    21 - Steven Gerrard: all Liverpool. Getty Images
  • 21 - Mario Mandzukic: Bayern Munich (6), Atletico Madrid (5), Juventus (10). Getty Images
    21 - Mario Mandzukic: Bayern Munich (6), Atletico Madrid (5), Juventus (10). Getty Images
  • 21 - Amancio Amaro: all Real Madrid. AllSport
    21 - Amancio Amaro: all Real Madrid. AllSport
  • 21 - Luiz Adriano: Shakhtar Donetsk (20), Spartak Moscow (1). Getty Images
    21 - Luiz Adriano: Shakhtar Donetsk (20), Spartak Moscow (1). Getty Images
  • 21 - Jose Torres: all Benfica. Getty Images
    21 - Jose Torres: all Benfica. Getty Images
  • 22 - Edin Dzeko: Wolfsburg (4), Manchester City (3), Roma (15). 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 - Mohamed Salah: Basel (2), Roma (1), Liverpool (19). Getty Images
  • 22 - Carlos Santillana: all Real Madrid. Sport
    22 - Carlos Santillana: all Real Madrid. Sport
  • 23 - Frank Lampard: all Chelsea. Getty Images
    23 - Frank Lampard: all Chelsea. Getty Images
  • 23 - Jari Litmanen: Ajax (20), Liverpool (3). Getty Images
    23 - Jari Litmanen: Ajax (20), Liverpool (3). Getty Images
  • 23 - Antoine Griezmann: Atlético Madrid (21), Barcelona (2). Getty Images
    23 - Antoine Griezmann: Atlético Madrid (21), Barcelona (2). Getty Images
  • 24 - Paul Scholes: all Manchester United. Getty Images
    24 - Paul Scholes: all Manchester United. Getty Images
  • 24 - Luis Figo: Barcelona (7), Real Madrid (16), Inter Milan (1). Allsport
    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 - 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 - Marco Simone: AC Milan (15), Paris Saint-Germain (3), Monaco (6). AFP
  • 24 - Jose Altafini: AC Milan (20), Juventus (4). Reuters
    24 - Jose Altafini: AC Milan (20), Juventus (4). Reuters
  • 25 - Giovane Elber: Bayern Munich (22), Lyon (3). Getty Images
    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 - 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 - Luis Suarez: Ajax (1), Barcelona (24). Getty Images
  • 25 - Robin van Persie: Arsenal (18), Manchester United (7). Getty Images
    25 - Robin van Persie: Arsenal (18), Manchester United (7). Getty Images
  • 25 - Mario Jardel: Porto (19), Galatasaray (6). AP Photo
    25 - Mario Jardel: Porto (19), Galatasaray (6). AP Photo
  • 26 - Mario Gomez: Stuttgart (3), Bayern Munich (23). Getty Images
    26 - Mario Gomez: Stuttgart (3), Bayern Munich (23). Getty Images
  • 27 - Rivaldo: Barcelona (22), Milan (2), Olympiacos (3). Allsport
    27 - Rivaldo: Barcelona (22), Milan (2), Olympiacos (3). Allsport
  • 28 - Ryan Giggs: all Manchester United. Allsport
    28 - Ryan Giggs: all Manchester United. Allsport
  • 28 - Jean Pierre Papin: Marseille (19), Milan (7), Bayern Munich (2). Reuters
    28 - Jean Pierre Papin: Marseille (19), Milan (7), Bayern Munich (2). Reuters
  • 29 - Patrick Kluivert: Ajax (9), Barcelona (20). Getty Images
    29 - Patrick Kluivert: Ajax (9), Barcelona (20). Getty Images
  • 29 - Roy Makaay: Deportivo La Coruna (12), Bayern Munich (17). Getty Images
    29 - Roy Makaay: Deportivo La Coruna (12), Bayern Munich (17). Getty Images
  • 29 - David Trezeguet: Monaco (4), Juventus (25). Getty Images
    29 - David Trezeguet: Monaco (4), Juventus (25). Getty Images
  • 30 - Kaka: AC Milan (25), Real Madrid (5). Getty Images
    30 - Kaka: AC Milan (25), Real Madrid (5). Getty Images
  • 30 - Wayne Rooney: all Manchester United. 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
    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
    31 - Arjen Robben: PSV Eindhoven (3), Chelsea (2), Real Madrid (1), Bayern Munich (25). Getty Images
  • 32 - Francisco Gento: all Real Madrid. Getty Images
    32 - Francisco Gento: all Real Madrid. Getty Images
  • 33 - Fernando Morientes: Real Madrid (17), Monaco (9), Liverpool (1), Valencia (6). Allsport
    33 - Fernando Morientes: Real Madrid (17), Monaco (9), Liverpool (1), Valencia (6). Allsport
  • 34 - Gerd Muller: all Bayern Munich. Reuters
    34 - Gerd Muller: all Bayern Munich. Reuters
  • 35 - Edinson Cavani: Napoli (5), Paris Saint-Germain (30). Getty Images
    35 - Edinson Cavani: Napoli (5), Paris Saint-Germain (30). Getty Images
  • 35 - Neymar: Barcelona (21), Paris Saint-Germain (14). Getty Images
    35 - Neymar: Barcelona (21), Paris Saint-Germain (14). Getty Images
  • 35 - Ferenc Puskas: Budapest Honvéd (1), Real Madrid (34). Getty Images
    35 - Ferenc Puskas: Budapest Honvéd (1), Real Madrid (34). Getty Images
  • 39 - Sergio Aguero: Atlético Madrid (5), Manchester City (34). Getty Images
    39 - Sergio Aguero: Atlético Madrid (5), Manchester City (34). Getty Images
  • 42 - Alessandro Del Piero: all Juventus. Getty Images
    42 - Alessandro Del Piero: all Juventus. Getty Images
  • 44 - Thomas Muller: all Bayern Munich. Getty Images
    44 - Thomas Muller: all Bayern Munich. Getty Images
  • 44 - Didier Drogba: Marseille (5), Chelsea (36), Galatasaray (3). Getty Images
    44 - Didier Drogba: Marseille (5), Chelsea (36), Galatasaray (3). Getty Images
  • 46 - Filippo Inzaghi: Juventus (17), Milan (29). Getty Images
    46 - Filippo Inzaghi: Juventus (17), Milan (29). Getty Images
  • 46 - Eusebio: all Benfica. Getty Images
    46 - Eusebio: all Benfica. Getty Images
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    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
    48 - Andrei Shevchenko: Dynamo Kyiv (15), Milan (29), Chelsea (4). Getty Images
  • 49 - Alfredo Di Stefano: all Real Madrid. Allsport
    49 - Alfredo Di Stefano: all Real Madrid. Allsport
  • 50 - Thierry Henry: Monaco (7), Arsenal (35), Barcelona (8). Getty Images
    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
    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
    65 - Karim Benzema: Lyon (12), Real Madrid (53). Getty Images
  • 66 - Robert Lewandowski: Borussia Dortmund (17), Bayern Munich (49). Getty Images
    66 - Robert Lewandowski: Borussia Dortmund (17), Bayern Munich (49). Getty Images
  • 71 - Raul: Real Madrid (66), Schalke (5). Getty Images
    71 - Raul: Real Madrid (66), Schalke (5). Getty Images
  • 115 - Lionel Messi: all Barcelona. AP Photo
    115 - Lionel Messi: all Barcelona. AP Photo
  • 130 - Cristiano Ronaldo: Manchester United (15), Real Madrid (105), Juventus (10). Reuters
    130 - Cristiano Ronaldo: Manchester United (15), Real Madrid (105), Juventus (10). Reuters

Football

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

Cristiano Ronaldo leads arch nemesis Lionel Messi at the top of the charts

Steve Luckings
Steve Luckings
Abu Dhabi

August 10, 2020

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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.

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