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Let's take a look at the list of 10 strikers with the most goals in the history of the C1 Cup/Champion League compiled by Shoot Channel.

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10. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (48 goals)

During his career, Ibra has made 124 appearances in the C1 Cup and scored 48 goals. In particular, the former Swedish player owns the most goals in the tournament during his time with PSG with 20 goals.

Although he has played for many big clubs, Ibra has never once successfully conquered the C1 silver cup.

9. Alfredo Di Stefano (49 goals)

Only appearing 58 times in the European Cup, Di Stefano was able to bag 49 goals. More significantly, he and Real overcame a series of strong opponents to win the throne 5 times during this period. He also held the title of top scorer of the tournament twice in the 1957-1958 and 1961-1962 seasons.

8. Thierry Henry (50 goals)

35 of Henry's 50 goals in the C1 Cup came in an Arsenal shirt. However, the French legend won the C1 Cup under Barca in the 2008-2009 season. This title helped Henry complete his huge set of titles including the C1 Cup, World Cup, Euro, Premier League, and La Liga.

7. Thomas Muller (53 goals)

Among the names in the Top 10, Muller has the lowest scoring efficiency with only 0.37 goals/match. However, it is impossible to deny the German international's contributions to Bayern in the C1 Cup, including two championship titles in the 2012-2013 and 2019-2020 seasons.

6. Ruud van Nistelrooy (56 goals)

Van Nistelrooy is the Dutch player with the most goals in C1 Cup history with 56 goals. Nistelrooy's achievement came in the colors of PSV, MU and Real. However, it is quite unfortunate that the 47-year-old former striker has never won the tournament. He hasn't even had the chance to play in the final match of the tournament.

5. Raul Gonzalez (71 goals)

Raul played a total of 142 matches in the Champions League, scoring 71 goals, achieving an efficiency of 0.5 goals/match. Most of Raul's goals came when he was still playing for Real. During his career, he and the Spanish giant won the throne three times in the 1997–1998, 1999–2000 and 2001–2002 seasons.

4. Karim Benzema (90 goals)

Benzema has participated in the C1 Cup for 18 years in the colors of Lyon and Real respectively. In particular, the French player owns 5 championships in the seasons 2013–2014, 2015–2016, 2016–2017, 2017–2018, 2021–2022.

The 35-year-old striker once won the top scorer title in the 2021-2022 season. This achievement contributed to helping Benzema own the Golden Ball. Currently, Benzema has left Europe to play football in Saudi Arabia.

3. Robert Lewandowski (91 goals)

Through 111 matches in the Champions League, Lewandowski has scored 91 goals, with an efficiency of up to 0.82 goals/match. The Polish player also won the throne once in the 2019-2020 season under the Bayern shirt.

Besides Muller, Lewandowski is the remaining name in the Top 10 participating in the Champions League this season.

2. Lionel Messi (129 goals)

Through 163 matches in the Champions League, Messi has scored 129 goals. The Argentine superstar also won the throne four times in 2005–2006, 2008–2009, 2010–2011, 2014–2015. During his career, Messi won the tournament's top scorer title 6 times.

1. Cristiano Ronaldo (140 goals)

Ronaldo holds a series of records at the European Cup. Besides being the player who scores the most goals, CR7 is also the person who owns the most top scorer titles with 7 times, and has the most goals in a season (17 goals in the 2013-2014 season).

Along with that, Ronaldo won the throne 5 times in the 2007-2008, 2013–2014, 2015–2016, 2016–217, 2017–2018 seasons. Currently, CR7 plays for Al Nassr in the Saudi Arabia tournament.