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

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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.
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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


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Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Bayern MunichBayern15113147133436
2Bayer LeverkusenB. Leverkusen1595137211632
3Eintracht FrankfurtFrankfurt1583435231227
4RB Leipzig158342420427
5Mainz 05Mainz157442820825
6Borussia DortmundDortmund157442822625
7Werder Bremen157442625125
8Borussia MonchengladbachBorussia M'bach157352520524
9Freiburg157352124-324
10Stuttgart156542925423
11Wolfsburg156363228421
12Union BerlinUnion Berlin154561419-517
13Augsburg154471732-1516
14St Pauli154291219-714
15Hoffenheim153572028-814
16Heidenheim1531111833-1510
17Holstein Kiel1522111938-198
18VfL BochumVfL Bochum1513111335-226
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