{"id":1109503,"date":"2022-06-03T18:49:54","date_gmt":"2022-06-03T18:49:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/06\/03\/top-10-goal-scorers-in-champions-league-football-history\/"},"modified":"2022-06-03T18:49:54","modified_gmt":"2022-06-03T18:49:54","slug":"top-10-goal-scorers-in-champions-league-football-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/06\/03\/top-10-goal-scorers-in-champions-league-football-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Goal Scorers In Champions League Football History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<article>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/c3d9a208d1874019b50ebf5c8875868b\"\/>It is very interesting to know the top ten goal scorers in Champions League football history. The Champions League is an annual football competition held by the European Football Association. It has the like of the most best players contesting with their cups in the competition. Here are a list of the top ten goal scorers in the league competition.<\/p>\n<p><strong>10. Zlatan Ibrahimovic <\/strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/df502e2a758c4c7da5cdd78ab989681c\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The professional Swedish player is regarded as one of the top goal scorers in the Champions League and an AC Millan player. Out of 124 matches, he has scored a whopping 48 goals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>10. Andriy Stevchenko <\/strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/bca1b32195d6499c89a5826c1e24d30c\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Andriy was once a football player for AC Millan, Chelsea and a politician. He also played for the Ukrainian national team. Out of 100 matches, he scored 48 goals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>9. Alfredo Di Stefano <\/strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/9ed712ca1db040848bfc1150833a83f6\"\/><\/p>\n<p>You can&#8217;t tall about the greatest football players of all time leaving out Alfredo Di Stefano. He was once an Argentine professional football player. Out of 58 matches, he scored 49 goals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>8. Thierry Henry <\/strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/429d591012b7470eb2155e5a03f78c3c\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The former Belgium national team player and a French football coach has also done an amazing job during his play in the Champions League. Out of 112 matches, he managed to 50 goals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>7. Thomas Muller <\/strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/292e8212f3db484c9a70c0b2d87c9642\"\/><\/p>\n<p>M\u00fcller has been able to record his name in the history of the top goal scorers in the Champions League competition. The German and Bayern Munich player has managed to scored 52 goals out of 134 matches.<\/p>\n<p><strong>6. Rudd Van Nisterlrooy <\/strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/51f83372ee8240019d5ba1e7455128e9\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The former Dutch player and assistant manager for the Netherlands has also made history. He has scored 56 goals out of 73 matches.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Ra\u00fcl Gomez <\/strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/c3ae6188b92e46adac0362f5ab233f49\"\/><\/p>\n<p>This wonderful player who played for Spain has also made history by scoring 71 goals out of 142 matches.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Karim Benzema <\/strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1bd5805f69bb4825b73e9b353a864461\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The French footballer who played for Real Madrid is also on the list as the third player to score much in the Champions League. Out of 142 matches, he scored 86 goals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Robert Lewandowski<\/strong> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/b8352e2a3d8c4395bfdb8db33900c625\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Poland national team captain and striker for Bayern Munich also tops as the third goal scorer. He has 86 goals to his name out of 106 matches.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Lionel Messi<\/strong> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/077261180c774f13a00e0ef8503deed8\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The former Barcelona and the Argentine national team player tops as the second on the list. He scored a whooping 125 goals out of 156 matches. He is now a player at PSG.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Cristaino Ronaldo<\/strong> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/f054c689919640fcab57afa73c6a08cd\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The now player of Manchester United tops the list as the leading scorer in Champions League history. He has 140 goals to his name out of 183 matches.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Follow Honey for more. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Content created and supplied by: Honey (via  Opera<br \/>\nNews )<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"copyright hide\">\n<span class=\"content\">    ,  .   ,     .       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