Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi predictably characteristic within the all-time high 10 Champions League campaigns for mixed objectives and assists – however one among them dominates the checklist much more than the opposite.
Alongside Barcelona and Actual Madrid’s all-time high goalscorer, all-time greats from Bayern Munich and Liverpool characteristic – whereas a sure Brazilian is closing in on the outright file in 2024-25.
Listed below are the highest 10 gamers for whole aim contributions in a single Champions League marketing campaign.
=10. Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich) – 2021-22 – 16
13 objectives, 3 assists
The striker scored 50 objectives in all competitions in his final season at Bayern Munich, however his last Champions League appearances for the Bavarian giants had been in a disappointing, shock quarter-final elimination to Unai Emery’s Villarreal.
Extra on Lewy once more later…
=10. Raul (Actual Madrid) – 2002-03 – 16
9 objectives, 7 assists
All the names that characteristic listed here are from the final 15 years or so, aside from Raul.
Ronaldo Nazario fired Actual Madrid to the La Liga title in 2002-03 and scored 30 objectives in all competitions, all of the whereas stealing the present with an iconic hat-trick towards Manchester United within the quarters. However it was their homegrown Galactico that had the higher general numbers within the Champions League that yr.
After successful three of the final 5, Madrid didn’t truly get their palms on the trophy that yr, having been on the mistaken finish of Juventus’ very personal second-leg remontada within the semi-finals.
=7. Karim Benzema (Actual Madrid) – 2021-22 – 17
15 objectives, 2 assists
King Karim was effectively worthy of his 2022 Ballon d’Or after stepping out of Ronaldo’s shadow to turn out to be Actual Madrid’s undisputed major man.
The Frenchman was completely ridiculous that season, significantly within the knockout levels.
=7. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) – 2017-18 – 17
10 objectives, 7 assists
Surprisingly sufficient, Liverpool’s entry into the highest 10 will not be Sadio Mane or Mohamed Salah, however slightly probably the most usually missed member of Jurgen Klopp’s era-defining entrance three.
Firmino additionally holds the file for a Premier League participant for objectives and assists in a Champions League marketing campaign. Not Thierry Henry, nor Ronaldo at Manchester United, nor Steven Gerrard, Erling Haaland or Didier Drogba.
Bobby Firmino. Put some respect on his title.
=7. Cristiano Ronaldo (Actual Madrid) – 2016-17 – 17
12 objectives, 5 assists
Los Blancos had been arguably at their absolute best in 2016-17, securing a uncommon Champions League and La Liga double.
Ronaldo’s 42 objectives and 12 assists in all competitions had been truly comparatively meagre within the context of his peak years within the Spanish capital, however he was used sparingly to nice impact as Zinedine Zidane navigated two fronts fantastically by recurrently resting and rotating Actual Madrid’s stacked squad.
Recent and hungry, Ronaldo capped off that yr by scoring twice in Madrid’s emphatic 4-1 victory over Juventus within the last.
6. Cristiano Ronaldo (Actual Madrid) – 2017-18 – 18
15 objectives, 3 assists
It’s testomony to Ronaldo’s starvation for objectives that he solid a sullen, sulky determine within the wake of Actual Madrid’s threepeat-clinching 2018 Champions League last victory over Liverpool.
A uncommon last he didn’t rating in, his thunder was stolen considerably that night time after Gareth Bale’s spectacular overhead kick in Kyiv.
“Perhaps the Champions League ought to change its title to the CR7 Champions League,” he boasted, having been requested if he was disillusioned to not rating.
Outrageously conceited phrases, however you may’t query his numbers.
=4. Raphinha (Barcelona) – 2024-25 – 19*
12 objectives, 7 assists *And counting!
Raphinha has benefitted from the expanded match, with two further video games to fill his boots within the group stage, however you don’t see anybody else from 2024-25 in these higher echelons.
He did notch two objectives and two assists towards Younger Boys and Crimson Star Belgrade, however typically his aim contributions have come towards respectable, credible opposition – a hat-trick towards Bayern Munich, two assists towards Atalanta, 5 objectives in three matches towards Benfica (who you think about had been sick of the sight of him), a aim and two assists within the first leg of the Borussia Dortmund quarter-final.
The Brazilian has the second leg towards Dortmund and nearly definitely a two-legged semi-final, at the very least, to get three extra objectives and assists to interrupt the file. Ballon d’Or numbers.
READ: Evaluating Raphinha’s 2024-25 Champions League file with Lionel Messi’s best-ever season
=4. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) – 2011-12 – 19
14 objectives, 5 assists
In some way that is Messi’s solely entry within the high 10.
The little genius was arguably at his absolute best in a season by which Pep Guardiola’s Barcelona juggernaut didn’t get their palms on the trophy.
Alongside his 50 objectives(!) and 16 assists in La Liga that yr, the Argentinian notched an extra 14 objectives and 5 assists in Barca’s run to the Champions League semi-finals.
Extremely, Messi missed out on lifting both trophy that yr. Barcelona had been pipped to the Spanish title by Jose Mourinho’s Actual Madrid, whereas his missed penalty towards Chelsea within the semis proved pricey.
Had the Argentinian caught the ball previous Petr Cech from 12 yards that night time, there’s each likelihood he goes on to carry the file.
=2. Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich) – 2019-20– 20
15 objectives, 5 assists
The one one apart from Ronaldo to characteristic on this checklist twice, Lewandowski emulated the Portuguese icon by taking his recreation to new heights after turning 30.
It was someplace round this time that the veteran’s goalscoring numbers went really stratospheric.
He notched a career-best 55 objectives in all competitions in Bayern’s historic treble-winning 2019-20 marketing campaign, and the next yr broke Gerd Muller’s long-standing file with 41 objectives within the Bundesliga.
=2. Cristiano Ronaldo (Actual Madrid) – 2015-16– 20
16 objectives, 4 assists
Ronaldo scored three hat-tricks – a file – en path to lifting the trophy for a second time with Actual Madrid, and third general, in 2015-16.
We’ve seen him stronger within the knockout levels in different seasons, with 11 of his whole objectives that season coming within the group stage (together with 4 towards minnows Malmo).
His three hat-tricks and 11 group stage objectives stay information intact to today.
1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Actual Madrid) – 2013-14 – 21
17 objectives, 4 assists
Him once more.
The fourth time that Ronaldo options within the high 10, neatly rounding off the 4 instances he lifted the trophy throughout his legendary nine-year stint with Los Blancos.
Ronaldo’s file has stood for over a decade, together with his finest numbers in Madrid’s iconic, long-awaited La Decima again in 2014.
He rounded off the marketing campaign with a comparatively meaningless penalty – celebrated by taking his shirt off, in fact – to make it 4-1 towards Atletico within the final minute of additional time, however he was unstoppable within the run to that Lisbon last.
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