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Champions League 40-goal club: Lionel Messi closes gap to Cristiano Ronaldo

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Sports Mole looks at the latest standings in the all-time Champions League scoring list after Lionel Messi further closed the gap on Cristiano Ronaldo at the top.
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Lionel Messi edged ever closer to Cristiano Ronaldo's all-time Champions League goalscoring record courtesy of his strike against Benfica on Wednesday night.

The Paris Saint-Germain forward continued his fine start to the season with a brilliant curling effort into the top corner - Champions League goal number 127 of his glittering career to move to within 13 of Ronaldo's record total.

In doing so, the Argentine also extended a competition record of his own as he became the first player to score against 40 different teams in the Champions League, creating an entirely new take on the 40-goal club which he now boasts sole membership of.

Here, Sports Mole looks at how the all-time Champions League scoring list looks after Messi's latest goal.



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

Goals: 140
Appearances: 183
Ratio: 0.77



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

Goals: 127
Appearances: 159
Ratio: 0.80



3. Robert Lewandowski (Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich, Barcelona)

Goals: 89
Appearances: 109
Ratio: 0.82



4. Karim Benzema (Lyon, Real Madrid)

Goals: 86
Appearances: 144
Ratio: 0.6



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: 52
Appearances: 136
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. Neymar (Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain)

Goals: 42
Appearances: 78
Ratio: 0.54



16. Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus)

Goals: 42
Appearances: 89
Ratio: 0.47



17. Sergio Aguero (Atletico Madrid, Manchester City)

Goals: 41
Appearances: 79
Ratio: 0.52


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