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One African Among UEFA Champions League Top Scorers In History

One African Among UEFA Champions League Top Scorers In History

The Champions League, in its current format, began in 1992 – we decided to have a look at the competition's top 10 goalscorers, and only one African makes the list.

Click through the gallery to view the tournament's top 10 marksmen in its history  

Cristiano Ronaldo recently became the Champions League's record scorer and comfortably leads the list with 82 goals.

His longstanding rival Lionel Messi follows in second place with 77 strikes, and he is just ahead of previous record holder Raul Gonzalez, who netted 71 goals in the tournament.

Chelsea legend Didier Drogba is the only African on the list and sits in eighth place, with 44 goals.

Here are the top 10 goalscorers in Champions League history:

1) Cristiano Ronaldo, 82 goals (Manchester United, Real Madrid)

2) Lionel Messi, 77 goals (Barcelona)

3) Raul, 71 goals (Real Madrid, Schalke)

4) Ruud van Nistelrooy, 56 goals (PSV, Manchester United, Real Madrid)

5) Thierry Henry, 50 goals (Monaco, Arsenal, Barcelona)

6) Andriy Shevchenko, 48 goals (Dynamo Kiev, AC Milan, Chelsea)

7) Filippo Inzaghi, 46 goals (Juventus, AC Milan)

8) Didier Drogba, 44 goals (Marseille, Chelsea, Galatasaray)

9) Karim Benzema, 43 goals (Lyon, Real Madrid)

10) Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 43 goals (Ajax, Juventus, Inter Milan, Barcelona, AC Milan, PSG)

Read: 23-Man Official Ballon D'Or Shortlist Announced

Do you think Ronaldo and Messi will take the record to over 100 Champions League goals? Have your say in the comments section below.

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