The Champions League is regularly labelled as the best competition in football.

Even the World Cup struggles to match the quality seen in Europe's premier tournament these days, with all the finest players on the planet facing off against each other every single season.

As such, scoring goals in the Champions League on a regular basis is mighty tough, with only two players in the competition's history notching over 100 goals.

They're of course Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, with the two generational talents setting an array of European records between them.

However, the two superstars do not come out on top when judging players purely on their goal-to-game ratio.



Messi has to settle for second, while Ronaldo - with his record 128 goals - is resigned to fourth spot.

Below, we've provided the 40 players with the best goal-to-game ratios in Champions League history.

All data sourced from Transfermarkt. Players with the same goal-per-game ratio are ranked by the number of goals scored.

Only players featuring since the 1992/93 season with 10 or more appearances in the Champions League have been included.



40. Jan Koller | 0.43

Games - 30

Goals - 13

39. Marco Reus | 0.43

Games - 40

Goals - 17

38. Luis Enrique | 0.43

Games - 44

Goals - 19

37. Sonny Anderson | 0.45

Games - 29

Goals - 13


37. Lukas Podolski | 0.45

Games - 29

Goals - 13



35. Roberto Firmino | 0.45

Games - 33

Goals - 15

34. Luiz Adriano | 0.45

Games - 47

Goals - 21

33. Thierry Henry | 0.45

Games - 112

Goals - 50

32. Mohamed Salah | 0.46

Games - 48

Goals - 22

31. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | 0.47

Games - 32

Goals - 15



30. Alessandro Del Piero | 0.47

Games - 90

Goals - 42

29. Simone Inzaghi | 0.48

Games - 31

Goals - 15

29. Seydou Doumbia | 0.48

Games - 31

Goals - 15

27. Dries Mertens | 0.48

Games - 33

Goals - 16

26. Roy Makaay | 0.48

Games - 61

Goals - 29



25. Didier Drogba | 0.48

Games - 92

Goals - 44

24. Andriy Shevchenko | 0.48

Games - 100

Goals - 48

23. Sergiy Rebrov | 0.49

Games - 43

Goals - 21

22. Jackson Martinez | 0.50

Games - 26

Goals - 13

21. Sadio Mane | 0.50

Games - 32

Goals - 16



20. David Trezeguet | 0.50

Games - 58

Goals - 29

19. Raul Gonzalez | 0.51

Games - 142

Goals - 72

18. Adriano | 0.52

Games - 27

Goals - 14

17. Mario Jardel | 0.54

Games - 46

Goals - 25

16. Karim Benzema | 0.54

Games - 119

Goals - 64



15. Sergio Aguero | 0.55

Games - 71

Goals - 39

14. Edinson Cavani | 0.56

Games - 62

Goals - 35

13. Filippo Inzaghi | 0.57

Games - 81

Goals - 46

12. Mario Gomez | 0.59

Games - 44

Goals - 26

11. Kylian Mbappe | 0.59

Games - 32

Goals - 19



10. Vincent Aboubakar | 0.61

Games - 23

Goals - 14

9. Neymar | 0.61

Games - 57

Goals - 35

8. Gabriel Jesus | 0.62

Games - 21

Goals - 13

7. Roberto Soldado | 0.70

Games - 23

Goals - 16

6. Wissam Ben Yedder | 0.71

Games - 14

Goals - 10



5. Robert Lewandowski 0.74

Games - 86

Goals - 64

4. Cristiano Ronaldo | 0.76

Games - 169

Goals - 128

3. Ruud van Nistelrooy | 0.77

Games - 73

Goals - 56

2. Lionel Messi | 0.81

Games - 141

Goals - 114

1. Harry Kane | 0.83

Games - 24

Goals - 20



Kane's record in his opening 24 Champions League games with Tottenham is seriously underrated, while many will have forgotten just how prolific Van Nistelrooy was in the competition as well.

Neymar's ratio is also one of the most eye-catching in the top 40, given that the Brazilian is far from an out-and-out striker.

But he's made finding the back of the net in the Champions League one of his fortes, with the 28-year-old scoring 10 times in the competition during the 2014/15 season with Barcelona.



Source: https://www.givemesport.com/1588901-ronaldo-messi-salah-who-has-the-best-goaltogame-ratio-in-champions-league-history

A playmaker and a goalscorer. What a prolific player is Lionel Messi.

Puloc:
A playmaker and a goalscorer. What a prolific player is Lionel Messi.

Ronaldo is the record highest scorer and record assist holder in the Champions league...

Mykel51:


Ronaldo is the record highest scorer and record assist holder in the Champions league...

I know about the goals. The assists? Not sure

joviegghead:

I know about the goals. The assists? Not sure

Google is a click away. Ronaldo has the most braces, hattricks, Home goals, Away goals, Knockout stage goals, QF, SF and Final goals also in UCL history. Also the most trophies in this century....

good

Mykel51:


Ronaldo is the record highest scorer and record assist holder in the Champions league...

What does assist have to do with playmaking? In case you're one of those that confuse the two, assist means you touched the ball last before the scorer, not that you created anything.

HedwigesMaduro:


What does assist have to do with playmaking? In case you're one of those that confuse the two, assist means you touched the ball last before the scorer, not that you created anything.

Exactly....but if it is messi, we nor go hear word untop assit abi....

HedwigesMaduro:


What does assist have to do with playmaking? In case you're one of those that confuse the two, assist means you touched the ball last before the scorer, not that you created anything.

I m not the one confused here. It's you who think every form of assist is touching the ball before the scorer. Does it sound sensible ?

Mykel51:


I m not the one confused here. It's you who think every form of assist is touching the ball before the scorer. Does it sound sensible ?

So give an example of an assist counted for a player if another player touched the ball last before the scorer. SMH.

ojaysam25:

Exactly....but if it is messi, we nor go hear word untop assit abi....

Maybe for those that are ignorant. For instance, if you go by assist count does it mean Ronaldo is a better playmaker than Iniesta or De Bruyne? Although with Ronaldo fangirls any idea is possible.

ojaysam25:

Exactly....but if it is messi, we nor go hear word untop assit abi....

Maybe for those that are ignorant. Messi is a great playmaker, but not because of any assist stats. And assist stats is ridiculous because the success of an assist depends on the scorer. Eg if a player makes a great through pass to an attacker that leaves him one on one with the keeper and the attacker misses, it's not an assist. But if another player makes a simple two yard pass to a player beside him outside the box and that player takes a long shot that goes into the net, that's an assist. Every sane person should know the through pass is more creative than the two yard pass. For instance, if you go by assist count does it mean Ronaldo is a better playmaker than Iniesta or De Bruyne? Although with Ronaldo fangirls any idea is possible.

HedwigesMaduro:


Maybe for those that are ignorant. Messi is a great playmaker, but not because of any assist stats. And assist stats is ridiculous because the success of an assist depends on the scorer. Eg if a player makes a great through pass to an attacker that leaves him one on one with the keeper and the attacker misses, it's not an assist. But if another player makes a simple two yard pass to a player beside him outside the box and that player takes a long shot that goes into the net, that's an assist. Every sane person should know the through pass is more creative than the two yard pass. For instance, if you go by assist count does it mean Ronaldo is a better playmaker than Iniesta or De Bruyne? Although with Ronaldo fangirls any idea is possible.

Exactly what I was telling all this messhit asslickers....there is nothing special about an assit but they keep celebrating the assiter instead of the scorers....so help me educate them...cuz I no hear word this season when messi was blazing the ball to Pluto but keep getting an assit in straight 5 match this season

ojaysam25:

Exactly what I was telling all this messhit asslickers....there is nothing special about an assit but they keep celebrating the assiter instead of the scorers....so help me educate them...cuz I no hear word this season when messi was blazing the ball to Pluto but keep getting an assit in straight 5 match this season

Messi is not even only about goals. The goals are just an extra perk. He's like if Maradona scores a lot of goals. That's the difference between Ronaldo and Messi. Ronaldo can never be the best player on the pitch if he doesn't score. Messi can and he has many times. Ronaldo is a stats player. Without the stats Messi is still great. I hate when people start reeling out stats to rate players.

HedwigesMaduro:


Messi is not even only about goals. The goals are just an extra perk. He's like if Maradona scores a lot of goals. That's the difference between Ronaldo and Messi. Ronaldo can never be the best player on the pitch if he doesn't score. Messi can and he has many times. Ronaldo is a stats player. Without the stats Messi is still great. I hate when people start reeling out stats to rate players.

You see why I always attack you... I can bring out matches for you where Ronaldo was the best player and he did not score...

You pessi fans like degrading his status... Now comparing K.de Bryne as a footballer to Ronaldo, or even Iniesta??

HedwigesMaduro:


Messi is not even only about goals. The goals are just an extra perk. He's like if Maradona scores a lot of goals. That's the difference between Ronaldo and Messi. Ronaldo can never be the best player on the pitch if he doesn't score. Messi can and he has many times. Ronaldo is a stats player. Without the stats Messi is still great. I hate when people start reeling out stats to rate players.

Well,I prefer the stats tho....okocha is the most talented player in the world.... Ronaldiho even says he learn from him yet he won nothing.... Of what use dribbling or controlling the ball for 90mins if you do not do the needful which is score or assit you wouldn't win a match...
Messi is a talented player that play for a team that suit his style and he is an entertaining player but like Simone says Ronaldo does not do things pretty but get the job done two headers and we are out...
The difference is one helps the team play better then wins while the other doesn't need a team to play better before winning.

ojaysam25:

Well,I prefer the stats tho....okocha is the most talented player in the world.... Ronaldiho even says he learn from him yet he won nothing.... Of what use dribbling or controlling the ball for 90mins if you do not do the needful which is score or assit you wouldn't win a match...
Messi is a talented player that play for a team that suit his style and he is an entertaining player but like Simone says Ronaldo does not do things pretty but get the job done two headers and we are out...
The difference is one make the team play better then wins while the other doesn't need a team to play better before winning.

I really wish I can like this comment 1000 times.

Apt.

obonujoker:


You see why I always attack you... I can bring out matches for you where Ronaldo was the best player and he did not score...

You pessi fans like degrading his status... Now comparing K.de Bryne as a footballer to Ronaldo, or even Iniesta??

Give one example of such a match.
The only aspect Ronaldo is better than De Bruyne and Iniesta is in goalscoring. Without goals Ronaldo is not special.
Pessi fans? Wow! I've been wasting my time with an 11 year old.

HedwigesMaduro:


Give one example of such a match.
The only aspect Ronaldo is better than De Bruyne and Iniesta is in goalscoring. Without goals Ronaldo is not special.
Pessi fans? Wow! I've been wasting my time with an 11 year old.

You are a clown mhen.... Swerve

AgainstIslam:


I really wish I can like this comment 1000 times.

Apt.

There's nothing in it. Completely inaccurate. Why? Messi also,like ronaldo ,gets the job done and does more than that.

But ,of course,ronaldo fans to tend to agree with comments favoring their man , even if na thrash.

joviegghead:


There's nothing in it. Completely inaccurate. Why? Messi also,like ronaldo ,gets the job done and does more than that.

But ,of course,ronaldo fans to tend to agree with comments favoring their man , even if na thrash.

I will ignore your comment, Mr joviEGGHEAD.