Following Robert Lewandowski's spectacular hat-trick against Viktoria Plzen in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday, here are the top 10 goalscorers in the competition's history!
Click through the gallery above to see who the 10 leading goalscorers in UCL history are, according to UEFA's official website!
Following his off-season move from Bayern Munich to Barcelona, Lewandowski has continued to show his goalscoring prowess in Spain, and his exploits during the first matchday of the 2022/23 UCL campaign showcased his abilities once again.
The Pole began the latest European campaign by finding the back of the net three times on Wednesday night, and in doing so became the first player to score a hat-trick for three different clubs in the Champions League.
His goals also elevated him to third position among the tournament's all-time top goalscorers after previously being tied with Real Madrid's Karim Benzema – the Warsaw native has now scored 89 goals since making his competition debut in 2011.
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That year was also the last time Los Blancos legend Raul Gonzalez graced the showpiece. The Real icon scored 71 times in the continental tournament while leading the Spanish giants to three UCL titles.
The former Spain international also has the second-most appearances for a Madridista in the competition, with 130 UCL matches played in for Real.
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A man who is likely to beat that record is Benzema, though, having worn the famous white strip of Real 124 times in the Champions League to date.
The Frenchman has also netted 86 goals so far in the UCL, 15 of which came during last season's edition of the tournament as he helped Real capture their 14th European Cup.
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