The top scorers in the history of the Champions League: who are they?

The top scorers in the history of the Champions League are the legendary football players, who left a huge mark in the development of their clubs and European football in general. Some of them still play, and many have already completed their careers.

Scorers among active players

As of May 4, 2016 (before the final of the Champions League 2015/2016) at the head of the list of results is the leader of Madrid "Real" Cristiano Ronaldo. He scored 93 goals (30 of them became victorious) in 126 games. He still this season will be able to improve the figure, because on May 28, 2016, "Real" will play in the finals of the Champions League derby with "Atletico". In second place is the Catalan Lionel Messi. This football player, since 2004, has played 106 matches in the Champions League and scored 83 goals. 23 of his productive attack brought "Barcelona" victory. The persecutors from the current players scored many less goals, so no one can improve the results of these players in the coming decades. For example, the leader of "PSG" Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored 48 goals in 119 games. The average performance of Ibrahimovic is an average of 0.4 goals per game. Messi played 7 games less than Zlatan, but his result is better, because he scores 0.783 goals per match. Also worth noting the effectiveness of Karim Benzema (46 goals), Thomas Muller (36 goals), Wayne Rooney (30 goals). Other active players scored much fewer goals.

Veteran Bombers

Many of the top scorers in the history of the Champions League have already completed their careers. The players left pleasant memories of themselves. For example, the fans remember the wonderful matches of the Catalan "Barcelona", when Ronaldinho's tricks did not give the defenders a calm for the rest of the match.

Raul Gonzalez Blanco is the best veteran in the list of scorers at the moment. 66 of 71 goals in the Champions League legendary Spaniard spent in the "Real", the other 5 scored for "Schalke". Ruud van Nistelrooy scored 56 goals, while at the same time in the Champions League only 73 matches. In the fifth place in the list of scorers striker Monaco, London's Arsenal and Barcelona Thierry Henry. In 112 games he scored 58 goals. He played in the Champions League Henry for 15 seasons, and the first goal in the "Monaco" scored on October 1, 1997. Over 30 goals scored by Ligochempionov opponents: Andrey Shevchenko, Filippo Inzaghi, Didier Drogba, Alessandro del Piero, Fernando Morientes, Samuel Eto'o, Kaka.

Goals of Andrey Shevchenko

Andriy Shevchenko at the moment in the list of "Top scorers in the history of the Champions League" sixth. Only Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Karim Benzema can move it from this position. In 100 matches, Shevchenko won 48 appearances at the gate of the opponents. He scored 15 goals for Kiev Dynamo, 29 for Milan and 4 goals for Chelsea. Probably, very few people remember what event took place on December 7, 1994. On that day, the Dynamo Kyiv in the Republican Stadium hosted Bayern Munich and lost 1: 4. Then, probably, none of the viewers and did not think that he saw the first European goal of the future legend of world football. Finished performances in the Championships Shevchenko in 2010.

Who scored Andrey Shevchenko?

As we have already said, Andrei scored the first goal at Bayern's goal. Until September 1997, he did not score in the Champions League, because during this period, "Dynamo" held very few matches in the tournament. In the 1997/1998 season, the forward scores at the gate of "PSV", "Newcastle", "Barcelona" (three times). The Catalan gates in those years defended the legendary Vitor Bahia. In the 1998/1999 season, he scored even more goals. From his punches suffered: "Lance" (twice), London "Arsenal", "Real" (three times). In 1/2 Champions League in the Kyiv match against Bayern Munich, Shevchenko twice struck the legendary Oliver Kahn.

If we talk about Milan's career period, then Shevchenko scored 29 goals. Goalkeepers Galatasaray, Besiktas, Leeds, Deportivo, Lance, Ajax, Inter, Sparta, Celtica, Barcelona, PSV, Fenerbahce, Schalke 04 "," Bavaria "," Lyon "(many of them repeatedly) took the balls from the net of their goal after the strikes of Andrei Shevchenko. By the way, at the gate of some teams he scored both in the "Dynamo" and "Milan". It's about Lens, PSV, Barcelona, Bayern. For Chelsea Shevchenko was noted in the grid of Levski, Porto, Valencia and Rosenborg.

Rivaldo is a footballer from God

Brazilian striker Rivaldo was born on April 19, 1972. He played for the Brazilian "Palmeiras", "Barcelona", "Milan", Pyreya "Olympiakos", Uzbek "Bunyodkor". Now leads one of the small Brazilian football clubs. In 1999, he received the Golden Ball as the best footballer in Europe.

In the Champions League in general, held 73 games, of which 66 in the main team. On the replacement went out only 7 times. Replaced himself was only 13 times. Now let's make a breakdown for the teams for which Rivaldo scored in the Champions League. Most matches (43) Rivaldo spent in the "Barcelona". For this team, the player scored 22 goals. Technique, scoring chances Rivaldo and Ronaldinho's tricks often put before rivals unsolvable tasks.

Roy Macaay

This Dutch football player in the Champions League matches has never played in the Dutch clubs. Probably the only serious team in the homeland for which Mackay spoke was "Vitesse". For this club, Roy played from 1993 to 1997. And the first club for him was an amateur team from the city of Nijmegen, in which the Macaia family moved in 1988. The team is now playing in the fourth Dutch division and is called "Blau-Wit". According to the new rules of football transfers, part of the transfer amount of the player receives a club that raised the player. At the transfer of Macaay from "Deportivo" to "Bavaria" 141 thousand euros received the club "Blau-Vit." This arrival was absolutely unexpected for the management of the club, but it was spent rationally.

By the way, in the Champions League matches for his long football career, Roy Macaay scored 29 goals (17 in the "Deportivo" (La Coruña) and 12 in the "Bavaria"). Not a bad result.

The top scorers in the history of the Champions League are those players who demonstrate the best football of their time.