Champions League: Karim Benzema & Lionel Messi extend record series

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It was the perfect evening against a great opponent. I am very happy to have scored a goal “, said Lionel Messi after his debut goal for PSG in the Champions League game against Manchester City (2: 0). The 34-year-old Argentine not only scored for the first time in the new shirt with the goal of the final score in the 74th minute, but also extended his record series.

Messi has been with FC Barcelona since the 2005/06 season Scored at least one goal every year in the “premier class” – a total of 121 so far. 17 years in a row only one other player has achieved this since the replacement of the national championship cup in 1992: Karim Benzema . The 33-year-old in service Real Madrid has also scored in the Champions League without interruption since 2005, most recently also on Tuesday evening in the 1: 2 defeat of the ” Royal “home against Sheriff Tiraspol . Benzema scored his first of currently 72 goals in the “premier class” in December 2005 as a 17-year-old in his competitive debut for Olympique Lyon against Rosenborg BK ( 2: 1 ) .

These players met one after the other in most of the Champions League seasons

15 Antoine Griezmann | Seasons: 8

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For: Atlético Madrid, FC Barcelona, ​​Atlético Madrid (14/15 – 21/22)
Total goals in the Champions League: 26
As of: September 29, 2021

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For: FC Barcelona, ​​PSG (13/14 – 20/21)
Total goals in the Champions League: 41

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15 Ruud van Nistelrooy | Seasons: 8

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For: Manchester United, Real Madrid (01/02 – 08/09)
Total goals in the Champions League: 56

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15 Wayne Rooney | Seasons: 8

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For: Manchester United (06/07 – 13/14)
Total goals in the Champions League: 30

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12 Lucho González | Seasons: 9

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For: FC Porto, Olympique Marseille, FC Porto (05/06 – 13/14)
Total goals in the Champions League: 18

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12 Zlatan Ibrahimovic | Seasons: 9

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For: Inter Milan, FC Barcelona, ​​AC Milan, PSG (07/08 – 15/16)
Total goals in the Champions League: 48

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12 Luís Figo | Seasons: 9

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For: FC Barcelona, ​​Real Madrid, Inter Milan (97/98 – 05/06)
Total goals in the Champions League: 24

7/18

8 Thomas Müller | Seasons: 10

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For: Bayern Munich (08/09 – 17/18)
Total goals in the Champions League: 49

8/18

8 Sergio Aguero | Seasons: 10

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For: Manchester City (11/12 – 20/21)
Total goals in the Champions League: 41

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8 Robin van Persie | Seasons: 10

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For: Arsenal FC, Manchester United (04/05 – 13/14)
Total goals in the Champions League: 25

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8 Thierry Henry | Seasons: 10

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For: FC Arsenal, FC Barcelona (99/00 – 08/09)
Total goals in the Champions League: 50

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6 Robert Lewandowski | Seasons: 11

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For: Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich (11/12 – 21/22)
Total goals in the Champions League: 75

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6 Ryan Giggs | Seasons: 11

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For: Manchester United (96/97 – 06/07)
Total goals in the Champions League: 28

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5 Didier Drogba | Seasons: 12

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For: Olympique Marseille, Chelsea FC, Galatasaray, Chelsea FC (03/04 – 14/15)
Total goals in the Champions League: 44

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For: Real Madrid, Schalke 04 (97/98 – 10/11)
Total goals in the Champions League: 71

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3 Cristiano Ronaldo | Seasons: 16

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For: Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus, Manchester United (06/07 – 21/22)
Total goals in the Champions League: 135

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1 Karim Benzema | Seasons: 17

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For: Olympique Lyon, Real Madrid (05/06 – 21/22)
Total goals in the Champions League: 72

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1 Lionel Messi | Seasons: 17

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For: FC Barcelona, ​​PSG (05/06 – 21/22)
Total goals in the Champions League: 121

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With 17 Seasons in a row, Messi and Benzema have left many of the greats of football of the past 20 years behind: 16 years in a row is about Champions League record scorer Cristiano Ronaldo (36) successful, including this season for Manchester United . The Portuguese scored the first goal of his series, however, also for the “Red Devils”, a year later than the two record holders, in the 2006/07 season.

With eleven seasons in a row, including 2021 / 22, is also the third placed in the all-time top scorer list, Robert Lewandowski (33; FC Bayern) in the top 10 of the ranking. Just like his teammate Thomas Müller (32), who was always successful in the “premier class” between 2008/09 and 2017/18, but remained without a goal in his six appearances in 2018/19.

Eternal goalscorers list of the Champions League: Lewandowski consolidates 3rd place

18 Arjen Robben – 31 goals

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18 Mohamed Salah – 31 Tore

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17 Fernando Morientes – 33 Tore

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16 Edinson Cavani – 35 Tore

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14 Sergio Agüero – 41 Tore

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13 Alessandro Del Piero – 42 Tore

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12 Didier Drogba – 44 Tore

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11 Filippo Inzaghi – 46 Tore

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9 Zlatan Ibrahimovic – 48 Tore

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9 Andriy Shevchenko – 48 Tore

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8 Thomas Müller – 49 Tore

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7 Thierry Henry – 50 Tore

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6 Ruud van Nistelrooy – 56 Tore

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4 Karim Benzema – 72 Tore

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3 Robert Lewandowski – 77 Tore

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2 Lionel Messi – 121 Tore

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1 Cristiano Ronaldo – 135 goals

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