Kylian Mbappe became the 19th and youngest player to reach the 40-goal mark in Champions League history with his stunning effort against Juventus on Wednesday night.
The Paris Saint-Germain forward brought up the milestone in style with a superb solo strike, helping his side to a 2-1 victory but remarkably not top spot in the group in the process, courtesy of Benfica's heroics in Haifa.
Mbappe reached 40 goals in just 59 games, scoring six times for Monaco and 34 times for PSG, recording a better strike ratio than everyone else in the group apart from Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Robert Lewandowski, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Alfredo di Stefano and Eusebio.
Mohamed Salah also continued his ascent up the rankings, with his 43rd goal drawing him level with Neymar and now just one behind Didier Drogba in the race for the competition's highest-scoring African player.
Here, Sports Mole rounds up the latest standings in the Champions League 40-goal club.
1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus)
Goals: 140
Appearances: 183
Ratio: 0.77
2. Lionel Messi (Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain)
Goals: 129
Appearances: 161
Ratio: 0.80
3. Robert Lewandowski (Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich, Barcelona)
Goals: 91
Appearances: 111
Ratio: 0.82
4. Karim Benzema (Lyon, Real Madrid)
Goals: 86
Appearances: 146
Ratio: 0.59
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. Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich)
Goals: 53
Appearances: 138
Ratio: 0.38
8. Thierry Henry (Monaco, Arsenal, Barcelona)
Goals: 50
Appearances: 112
Ratio: 0.45
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. Mohamed Salah (Basel, Roma, Liverpool)
Goals: 43
Appearances: 77
Ratio: 0.56
16. Neymar (Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain)
Goals: 43
Appearances: 80
Ratio: 0.54
17. Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus)
Goals: 42
Appearances: 89
Ratio: 0.47
18. Sergio Aguero (Atletico Madrid, Manchester City)
Goals: 41
Appearances: 79
Ratio: 0.52
19. Kylian Mbappe (Monaco, Paris Saint-Germain)
Goals: 40
Appearances: 59
Ratio: 0.68
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