Below are the top ten Champions League goalscorers of all-time. Real Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal and AC Milan all are linked.
10. Karim Benzema (2006 - present)
Real Madrid striker has scored 41 goals in 69 Champions League games for Lyon and Madrid, making a 0.59 goal per game ratio.
9. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (2001 - present)
Paris Saints Germain attacker has netted 42 goals in 105 Champions League appearances for six different clubs, making a 0.40 goal per game ratio.
8. Didier Drogba (2003 - present)
Chelsea legend has scored 44 goals in 91 games including the winning goal against Bayern Munich which secured the first Champions League title for the Blues.
7. Filippo Inzaghi (1997 - 2012)
AC Milan legend scored 46 goals in 81 games in his 15 years of career. Currently, he is the manager of AC Milan.
6. Andriy Shevchenko (1994 - 2012)
The Ukraine international scored 48 goals in 100 Champions League games for Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan and Chelsea.
5. Thierry Henry (1997 - 2010)
Arsenal legend who recently retired from professional football netted 50 goals in 112 games for Monaco, Arsenal and Barcelona.
4. Ruud van Nistelrooy (1994 - 2010)
The Dutchman scored 56 goals in only 73 games, making a fine average of 0.77 goals per game.
3. Raul (1995 - 2011)
Los Blancos legend scored 72 goals in 142 appearances, making a 0.50 goals per game ratio.
2. Cristiano Ronaldo (2003 - present)
Another Madrid star who has also bagged 72 goals but in 108 games. He is superior in goal per game ratio (0.66).
1. Lionel Messi (2005 - present)
Four times Ballon d’Or winner has scored 74 goals in only 91 games, making 0.81, the best goals per game ratio.
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