Most goals in Champions League history: Ronaldo, Messi and the all-time leading scorers

The UEFA Champions League has produced some sensational matches over the years, often accompanied by memorable goalscoring feats.

Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland are among the hotshots to have shown their prowess already during the 2023/24 competition.

Erling Haaland set the standard last season, including becoming just the second player to score five goals in a Champions League knockout game since Lionel Messi did so in 2011/12.

The Sporting News brings you a look at the all-time top scorers in Champions League and European Cup history.

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Cristiano Ronaldo leads the way, having scored 140 goals in the competition during his illustrious career, which has seen him bag goals for Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus in Champions League play. Of course, he will not be adding to that tally for now, with the Red Devils playing Europa League football during the 2022/23 season.

Lionel Messi, meanwhile, is second with 129 goals for Barcelona and PSG, while Robert Lewandowski is third, having found the net on 92 occasions. The Poland international became the first player to score a hat-trick for three different teams in the competition (Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich and Barcelona) after netting three times for Barcelona against Viktoria Plzen.

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Kylian Mbappe and Haaland have already impressed in the Champions League and are expected to continue to do so for some time to come.

Mbappe is already in 17th place on the all-time Champions League scoring charts, with the striker having scored 42 goals in 64 games in the competition.

The majority of those have come for Paris Saint-Germain, but Mbappe also scored six Champions League goals for Monaco.

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