Haaland's brace ties Salah for tenth place; Messi and Ronaldo lead the Champions League all-time scoring charts, Mbappé ranks sixth

In the early hours of October 2nd Beijing time, during the second round of the Champions League group stage, Manchester City drew 2-2 away against Monaco, missing out on consecutive Champions League wins. Haaland maintained his hot streak with a double, raising his Champions League goal tally to 52, matching Liverpool’s main striker Salah, jointly holding the tenth position on the all-time Champions League scorers list.

Top 20 all-time Champions League scorers:

• 1st: Cristiano Ronaldo, 141 goals (no longer in Europe’s top leagues)!
• 2nd: Lionel Messi, 129 goals (no longer in Europe’s top leagues)!
• 3rd: Robert Lewandowski, 105 goals!
• 4th: Karim Benzema, 90 goals (no longer in Europe’s top leagues)!
• 5th: Raúl, 71 goals (retired)!
• 6th: Robin van Persie, 60 goals (retired)!
• Tied 6th: Kylian Mbappé, 60 goals!
• 8th: Andriy Shevchenko, 59 goals (retired)!
• 9th: Thomas Müller, 57 goals (no longer in Europe’s top leagues)!
• 10th: Mohamed Salah, 52 goals!
• Tied 10th: Erling Haaland, 52 goals!
• 12th: Thierry Henry, 51 goals (retired)!
• 13th: Filippo Inzaghi, 50 goals (retired)!
• 14th: Zlatan Ibrahimović, 49 goals (retired)!
• Tied 14th: Alfredo Di Stéfano, 49 goals (retired)!
• 16th: Eusébio, 47 goals (retired)!
• Tied 16th: Sergio Agüero, 47 goals (retired)!
• 18th: Didier Drogba, 44 goals (retired)!
• Tied 18th: Antoine Griezmann, 44 goals!
• Tied 18th: Harry Kane, 44 goals!

With the Champions League now expanded, the group stage features two more matches than before, plus an increase in weaker teams, it is expected that after this season,Mbappé, Salah, Haaland, and Kanethese highly efficient active scorers will climb higher in the Champions League all-time scoring rankings.