Best goals-to-games ratio in Champions League, with surprise name 4th.
Is Barcelona star Lionel Messi top of yet another list? Find out below with a look at the best goalscoring ratios in Champions League history for players with ten goals or more, featuring a Tottenham Hotspur flop in 4th place!
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It has been a season of record-breaking for Messi, who has become the all-time top scorer in this tournament, as well as in La Liga, and it won’t surprise you to see that the Argentine’s performances in terms of goals per game for Barca in Europe’s top club competition is pretty good.
In a list featuring some legendary players…as well as some not so legendary names, here is the official top 12 best goalscoring ratios in the Champions League…
12) Filippo Inzaghi
The former AC Milan striker, who famously scored twice in the final of this competition in 2007’s win over Liverpool, Filippo Inzaghi has an unsurprisingly great record in front of goal, scoring 46 goals in 81 games, at a ratio of 0.57 per game in the Italian goal poacher’s great career.
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11) Robert Lewandowski
A superbly prolific player, Robert Lewandowski’s finest hour in the Champions League game with his four-goal haul against Real Madrid in the semi-finals in 2013, and his fine record in this competition reads: 19 goals in 33 games, or 0.58 per game.
10) Marco Simone
Another former Milan star, Marco Simone scored 23 goals in 39 Champions League matches, with a ratio of 0.59 per game.
9) Mario Gomez
Also with 0.59 per game, Fiorentina striker Mario Gomez makes it onto this list for his fine goalscoring exploits at previous club Bayern Munich, for whom he scored 26 goals in just 44 Champions League games.
8) Karim Benzema
With 41 goals in 69 games in the Champions League, it is no surprise to see Real Madrid star Karim Benzema high on this list with a ratio of 0.60 per game.
7) Cristiano Ronaldo
Only in 7th place, Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo is surprisingly low with 71 goals in 108 games, a still impressive record of 0.66 per game.
6) Edinson Cavani
A highly prolific striker, Edinson Cavani has made his mark on this competition despite few appearances, scoring 14 in 21 games, or 0.67 a game.
5) George Weah
Another AC Milan legend, George Weah was a star of this competition with 11 goals in just 16 games, a ratio of 0.69 per game.
4) Roberto Soldado
An extremely poor signing by Tottenham Hotspur, but Roberto Soldado looked a great striker once upon a time, netting an impressive 16 goals in 23 games for previous club Valencia, or 0.70 per game.
3) Seydou Doumbia
New to the competition, CSKA Moscow striker Seydou Doumbia has been in fine form with 10 goals in 14 games, a ratio of 0.71 per game.
2) Ruud van Nistelrooy
A Manchester United legend, Ruud van Nistelrooy was extremely clinical at his peak, and scored 56 goals in 73 games with a ratio of 0.77 per game.
1) Lionel Messi
All the more impressive for the number of goals and games, Barcelona star Lionel Messi is top of another list as he holds a record of 0.81 goals per game in the Champions League, having scored 74 in just 91 appearances, including two in finals.