Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland are the goal-scoring phenomena in European football and are considered the next generation of superstar forwards. However, in the list of the greatest goal-scorers in the Champions League, they still have a considerable distance to cover compared to their predecessors.
Let’s delve into this list with The Sporting News Vietnam.
Top goal-scorers in Champions League history Cristiano Ronaldo holds the record with 141 goals in the Champions League, representing Manchester United, Real Madrid, and Juventus.
Following closely behind is Lionel Messi, with 129 goals for Barcelona and PSG. In the 4th and 5th positions are active players Robert Lewandowski and Karim Benzema.
Getty Images Top goal-scorers in Champions League history
Rank Player Goals Matches Years Clubs
- Cristiano Ronaldo 140 183 2003-present Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus
- Lionel Messi 129 160 2005-present Barcelona, PSG
- Robert Lewandowski 92 113 2011-present Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Barcelona
- Karim Benzema 90 152 2005-present Real Madrid, Lyon
- Raul 71 142 1995-2011 Real Madrid, Schalke
- Ruud van Nistelrooy 56 73 1998-2009 PSV, Manchester United, Real Madrid
Thomas Muller 53 146 2009-present Bayern Munich 8. Thierry Henry 50 112 1997-2012 Monaco, Arsenal, Barcelona
- Alfredo Di Stefano 49 58 1955-1964 Real Madrid
- Zlatan Ibrahimovic 48 124 2001-present Ajax, Juventus, Inter Milan, Barcelona, AC Milan, PSG Andriy Shevchenko 48 100 1994-2012 Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan, Chelsea How many goals have Mbappe and Haaland scored in the Champions League?
Mbappe and Haaland are considered the next generation stars set to dominate the European football landscape. The French forward, Mbappe, has yet to crack the top 10 in the list of the greatest goal-scorers in Champions League history with 44 goals in 68 appearances. Among these, he scored 6 goals for Monaco, with the rest for Paris Saint-Germain.
GET HUGE PRIZES BY PREDICTING MATCH RESULTS HERE Goal-scoring record in the Champions League for Kylian Mbappe Season Goals Matches 2016/17 6 9 2017/18 4 8 2018/19 4 8 2019/20 5 10 2020/21 8 10 2021/22 6 8 2022/23 7 8 2023/24 4 7 Total 44 68 Goal-scoring record in the Champions League for Erling Haaland Season Goals Matches 2018/19 8 6 2019/20 2 2 2020/21 10 8 2021/22 3 3 2022/23 12 11 2023/24 5 6 Total 40 36 Mbappe and Haaland are also among the most promising players who could break the records held by Ronaldo and Messi for the most goals scored in the Champions League. With Lewandowski and Salah no longer young and having fewer opportunities to increase their goal tally, the gap between them and the two legends above is too wide.
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