Top goalscorers in CL history

These are the top 10 goalscorers in CL history

10. Andriy Shevchenko

The Ukrainian, who shone at AC Milan, is 10th in the list of top Champions League goalscorers with 48. 

9. Zlatan Ibrahimovic

The Swede also has 48 goals with six different teams. He scored for Ajax, Juve, Inter, Barca, Milan and PSG. He did not score for United though. 

8. Alfredo Di Stefano

Di Stefano was one of Real Madrid's top scorers when they started to dominate Europe. The Argentine netted on 49 occasions. 

7. Thierry Henry

The Frenchman scored 50 goals if you put together his goals for Monaco, Arsenal and Barcelona, At Barca, he won the Champions League in Roma. 

6. Robert Lewandowski

He has yet to win the Champions League, but he has scored 53 goals in the competition for Dortmund and Bayern Munich. 

5. Ruud Van Nistelrooy

Van Nistelrooy was lethal in front of goal and he scored a total of 56 goals. 

4. Karim Benzema

The French striker has scored 60 goals and he has not finished yet. He made his debut for Lyon and looks to continue adding to his tally at Real Madrid. 

3. Raul

'The eternal captain' for Real Madrid is in third with 71 goals, a figure which was very difficult to beat. 

2. Leo Messi

The Argentine star, a major figure for Barca and world football, has 112 goals and is not far off CR7. 

1. Cristiano Ronaldo

The number one is 'Mr Champions League'. The Europea competition is his strength and is clear of Messi. He has scored 126 goals for United, Real Madrid and Juventus.