The Champions League is the gold standard by which the very best players are measured in Europe, growing into arguably the greatest club competition on the planet.
It is no surprise, therefore, that some of football's biggest and best names are present on the list of all-time scorers - a who's who of greatness led by five-time winner Cristiano Ronaldo on a staggering 140 goals.
Ronaldo's perennial rival Lionel Messi and Polish striker Robert Lewandowski are the only other players to have reached triple figures in Champions League goals, and with the top two now plying their trade outside of Europe, there is the opportunity for some other active players to close the gap.
As well as Lewandowski, the likes of Kylian Mbappe, Thomas Muller, Mohamed Salah and Erling Haaland can all climb the rankings throughout the 2024-25 campaign.
Here, Sports Mole looks at the latest standings in the Champions League top-scorers list, including every player to have scored 40 goals or more.
Who has scored the most goals in Champions League history?
1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus)
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Goals: 140
Appearances: 183
Ratio: 0.77
2. Lionel Messi (Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain)
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Goals: 129
Appearances: 163
Ratio: 0.79
3. Robert Lewandowski (Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich, Barcelona)
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Goals: 101
Appearances: 126
Ratio: 0.80
4. Karim Benzema (Lyon, Real Madrid)
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Goals: 90
Appearances: 152
Ratio: 0.59
5. Raul (Real Madrid, Schalke 04)
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Goals: 71
Appearances: 142
Ratio: 0.50
6. Ruud van Nistelrooy (PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United, Real Madrid)
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Goals: 56
Appearances: 73
Ratio: 0.77
7. Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich)
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Goals: 55
Appearances: 156
Ratio: 0.35
8. Kylian Mbappe (Monaco, Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid)
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Goals: 50
Appearances: 79
Ratio: 0.63
9. Thierry Henry (Monaco, Arsenal, Barcelona)
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Goals: 50
Appearances: 112
Ratio: 0.45
10. Alfredo Di Stefano (Real Madrid)
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Goals: 49
Appearances: 58
Ratio: 0.84
11. Andriy Shevchenko (Dynamo Kiev, AC Milan, Chelsea)
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Goals: 48
Appearances: 100
Ratio: 0.48
12. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Ajax, Juventus, Inter Milan, Barcelona, AC Milan, Paris Saint-Germain)
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Goals: 48
Appearances: 124
Ratio: 0.39
13. Erling Haaland (Red Bull Salzburg, Borussia Dortmund, Manchester City)
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Goals: 46
Appearances: 45
Ratio: 1.02
14. Eusebio (Benfica)
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Goals: 46
Appearances: 65
Ratio: 0.71
15. Filippo Inzaghi (Juventus, AC Milan)
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Goals: 46
Appearances: 81
Ratio: 0.57
16. Mohamed Salah (Basel, Roma, Liverpool)
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Goals: 46
Appearances: 85
Ratio: 0.54
17. Didier Drogba (Marseille, Chelsea, Galatasaray)
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Goals: 44
Appearances: 92
Ratio: 0.48
18. Neymar (Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain)
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Goals: 43
Appearances: 81
Ratio: 0.53
19. Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus)
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Goals: 42
Appearances: 89
Ratio: 0.47
20. Sergio Aguero (Atletico Madrid, Manchester City)
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Goals: 41
Appearances: 79
Ratio: 0.52
Barney Corkhill
