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Mar 18Champions League: All-time top scorers
From Cristiano Ronaldo to Lionel Messi, here are the UEFA Champions League's top 10 goal scorers in the history of the competition.

The Champions League has been, and still is, graced by some of the greatest goalscorers in football history.
From Cristiano Ronaldo to Lionel Messi and Raul to Andriy Shevchenko, the deadliest finishers in Europe’s premier club competition are among the most revered names to ever play the game.
Here, BTSport.com – the undisputed home of the Champions League – takes you through the top ten all-time goalscorers.
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Position |
Player |
Goals |
---|---|---|
1 |
Cristiano Ronaldo |
140 |
2 |
Lionel Messi |
129 |
3 |
Robert Lewandowski |
91 |
4 |
Karim Benzema |
86 |
5 |
Raul Gonzalez |
71 |
6 |
Ruud van Nistelrooy |
56 |
7 |
Thomas Muller |
53 |
8 |
Thierry Henry |
50 |
9 = |
Zlatan Ibrahimovic |
48 |
9 = |
Andriy Shevchenko |
48 |
Players in bold are active in the Champions League in the 2022/23 season.
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