UCL draw: UEFA unveils group stage highest goal scorers of all time

UEFA on Thursday unveiled the Champions League group stage highest goal scorers of all-time ahead of this season’s Champions League group stage draw.

The draw for the group stage of the 2023/2024 Champions League will be conducted today at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco at 5 pm West African Time (WAT).

The likes of Manchester City, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Barcelona, Manchester United, Arsenal, Paris Saint-Germain, and AC Milan are just some of the major clubs that will be competing in UEFA’s flagship tournament this season.

However, in a post via its official X account (formerly Twitter), UEFA listed nine football icons that have scored the most goals in the history of the Champions League group stage.

Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi tops the list with 78 goals to his name.

The top nine on the list are as follows:

1. Lionel Messi – 78 goals

2. Cristiano Ronaldo -73 goals

3. Robert Lewandowski – 61 goals

4. Karim Benzema – 56 goals

5. Raul Gonzalez – 53 goals

6. Ruud Van Nistelrooy – 50 goals

7. Thierry Henry – 38 goals

8. Zlatan Ibrahimovic – 38 goals

9. Alessandro Del Piero – 33 goals