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Champions League 40-goal club: Lionel Messi closes gap on Cristiano Ronaldo at top

:Headline: Champions League 40-goal club: Lionel Messi closes gap on Cristiano Ronaldo at top:
Paris Saint-Germain forward Lionel Messi closes the gap on perennial rival Cristiano Ronaldo in the all-time Champions League goalscoring charts with his brace against Brugge.
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Lionel Messi scored twice against Club Brugge on Tuesday night to close the gap on Cristiano Ronaldo in the list of all-time top Champions League goalscorers.

Messi stroked home a trademark curling left-footed finish for his first of the evening, before doubling his personal tally from the penalty spot as PSG cruised to a 4-1 win.

The seven-time Ballon d'Or winner remains 15 goals behind his perennial rival, although he boasts a better goals-per-game ratio over the course of his Champions League career.

Ronaldo has a chance to move further clear this evening when Manchester United take on Young Boys, as he looks to score in every group game for the second time in his career.

Here, Sports Mole takes a look at every player to have scored more than 40 Champions League goals and how Messi's latest brace has changed things.



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: 101
Ratio: 0.81



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. Alfredo Di Stefano (Real Madrid)

Goals: 49
Appearances: 58
Ratio: 0.84



9. Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich)

Goals: 49
Appearances: 129
Ratio: 0.38



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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