SM
Newcastle vs. West Ham: 18 hrs 42 mins
Upcoming predictions and previews
Collect News Data

Champions League 40-goal club: Thomas Muller leapfrogs Alfredo Di Stefano into elite group

:Headline: Champions League 40-goal club: Thomas Muller leapfrogs Alfredo Di Stefano into elite group:
Thomas Muller becomes just the eighth player to reach a half-century of Champions League goals, leapfrogging the legendary Alfredo Di Stefano in the all-time rankings.
Sports Mole

Bayern Munich attacker Thomas Muller has become just the eighth player to reach a half-century of Champions League goals courtesy of his strike against Barcelona on Wednesday night.

Remarkably, eight of those 50 goals have come against the Spanish giants - the most any player has ever scored against Barcelona in the history of the competition.

There was more history for Muller too as he became the first German player to reach 50 Champions League goals, leapfrogging Real Madrid legend and five-time European Cup winner Alfredo Di Stefano in the all-time standings.

Muller now sits level with Arsenal legend Thierry Henry, albeit with a worse goals-per-game ratio in the competition.

Here, Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at every player to have scored more than 40 Champions League goals, and where Muller now ranks following his historic achievement.



1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus)

Goals: 140
Appearances: 181
Ratio: 0.77



2. Lionel Messi (Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain)

Goals: 125
Appearances: 154
Ratio: 0.81



3. Robert Lewandowski (Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich)

Goals: 82
Appearances: 102
Ratio: 0.80



4. Karim Benzema (Lyon, Real Madrid)

Goals: 76
Appearances: 135
Ratio: 0.56



5. Raul (Real Madrid, Schalke 04)

Goals: 71
Appearances: 142
Ratio: 0.50



6. Ruud van Nistelrooy (PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United, Real Madrid)

Goals: 56
Appearances: 73
Ratio: 0.77



7. Thierry Henry (Monaco, Arsenal, Barcelona)

Goals: 50
Appearances: 112
Ratio: 0.45



8. Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich)

Goals: 50
Appearances: 130
Ratio: 0.38



9. Alfredo Di Stefano (Real Madrid)

Goals: 49
Appearances: 58
Ratio: 0.84



10. Andriy Shevchenko (Dynamo Kiev, AC Milan, Chelsea)

Goals: 48
Appearances: 100
Ratio: 0.48



11. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Ajax, Juventus, Inter Milan, Barcelona, AC Milan, Paris Saint-Germain)

Goals: 48
Appearances: 124
Ratio: 0.39



12. Eusebio (Benfica)

Goals: 46
Appearances: 65
Ratio: 0.71



13. Filippo Inzaghi (Juventus, AC Milan)

Goals: 46
Appearances: 81
Ratio: 0.57



14. Didier Drogba (Marseille, Chelsea, Galatasaray)

Goals: 44
Appearances: 92
Ratio: 0.48



15. Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus)

Goals: 42
Appearances: 89
Ratio: 0.47



16. Neymar (Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain)

Goals: 41
Appearances: 73
Ratio: 0.56



17. Sergio Aguero (Atletico Madrid, Manchester City)

Goals: 41
Appearances: 79
Ratio: 0.52


body check tags ::

amp_article__472331 : Collect and Make Data not in DataBase  : 
last updated article - 2021-12-09 09:09:32:
html db last update - 2021-12-09 09:09:32 :

ex - 7200 : read : write cache and make html
Share this article now:
LC
Read Next:
The 10 greatest Champions League finals of all time
>


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
AL
Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!
Read more about Thomas Muller Alfredo Di Stefano Thierry Henry Football
Follow @SportsMole for the latest breaking news stories, and follow @sm_headlines to get every headline from Sports Mole
Recommended Next on SM
The 10 greatest Champions League finals of all time
Man City 'heavily scouting' injured Palace star as January approach readied

Page options

Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Bayern MunichBayern119203672929
2Eintracht FrankfurtFrankfurt1172227161123
3RB Leipzig11632189921
4Bayer LeverkusenB. Leverkusen115512618820
5Borussia DortmundDortmund116142218419
6Borussia MonchengladbachBorussia M'bach115241714317
7Freiburg115241315-217
8Mainz 05Mainz114431814416
9Stuttgart114432119216
10Union BerlinUnion Berlin1144399016
11Wolfsburg114342018215
12Werder Bremen114341722-515
13Hoffenheim113351722-512
14Augsburg113351323-1012
15Heidenheim113171520-510
16St Pauli11227714-78
17Holstein Kiel111281228-165
18VfL BochumVfL Bochum110291032-222
Scroll for more - Tap for full version


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
AL
Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!

Loading ...

Failed to load data.

history www

Mbappe, Valverde, Bellingham register as professional Real Madrid overcome Leganes

1

MV

More Estevao wizardry: Chelsea prospect helps send Palmeiras top of Brasileiro

2

ME

Sergi-go: Spurs outcast to take drastic contract action in January?

NEW

3

SS

Preview: Wigan vs. Northampton - prediction, team news, lineups

NEW

4

PW

Triple boost? Real Madrid could have three players back vs. Liverpool

5

TB

Wolff 'lucky' to get Bottas back at Mercedes

6

W'

Team News: Newcastle vs. West Ham injury, suspension list, predicted XIs

7

TN

Postecoglou 'pushing' for Tottenham 'to beat Man United' to England man

8

P'

Survival boost? Leicester 'join Man United, Arsenal' in race for striker

9

SB

Preview: Young Boys vs. Atalanta - prediction, team news, lineups

10

PY


. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .