It’s probably the most prestigious membership competitors on the earth, however which gamers have scored probably the most Champions League targets in a season? Right here we provide the rundown of the highest-scoring gamers throughout seasons within the historical past of the UCL.
Most Champions League Targets in a Season
Cristiano Ronaldo – 17 for Actual Madrid in 2013-14Cristiano Ronaldo – 16 for Actual Madrid in 2015-16Robert Lewandowski – 15 for Bayern Munich in 2019-20Cristiano Ronaldo – 15 for Actual Madrid in 2017-18Karim Benzema – 15 for Actual Madrid in 2021-22Lionel Messi – 14 for Barcelona in 2011-12Robert Lewandowski – 13 for Bayern Munich in 2021-22Serhou Guirassy – 13 for Borussia Dortmund in 2024-25Raphinha – 12 for Barcelona in 2024-25*Cristiano Ronaldo – 12 for Actual Madrid in 2012-13Erling Haaland – 12 for Manchester Metropolis in 2022-23Lionel Messi – 12 for Barcelona in 2018-19Cristiano Ronaldo – 12 for Actual Madrid in 2016-17Ruud van Nistelrooy – 12 for Manchester United in 2002-03Mario Gomez – 12 for Bayern Munich in 2011-12Lionel Messi – 12 for Barcelona in 2010-11
*nonetheless energetic this season
17 Targets: Cristiano Ronaldo in 2013-14
The best particular person goalscoring season in UEFA Champions League historical past got here in 2013-14, when Actual Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo scored 17 occasions, making an enormous contribution to their eventual title win.
Ronaldo began the season in one of the best ways doable, scoring a hat-trick in Actual Madrid’s 6-1 away win at Galatasaray on MD 1, earlier than including an additional six targets within the group stage.
He added extra targets within the final 16 (4), quarter-final (one) and semi-final (two) earlier than ending off his marketing campaign in type with a One hundred and twentieth-minute penalty to cap off a 4-1 victory within the last in opposition to rivals Atlético Madrid.
16 Targets: Cristiano Ronaldo in 2015-16
Cristiano Ronaldo got here inside one objective of equalling his personal document simply two years later when he scored 16 occasions within the 2015-16 marketing campaign on the best way to as soon as once more successful the competitors with Actual Madrid.
The celebrity ahead scored 11 targets within the group stage of the 2015-16 version, which is a document by a single participant in a UEFA Champions League marketing campaign. His tally was two greater than the second-highest general scorer within the competitors in 2015-16 – Robert Lewandowski (9).
Ronaldo but once more opened the season with a hat-trick, this time in opposition to Shakhtar Donetsk, earlier than ending the group stage with one other very good efficiency, scoring 4 targets within the rout of Malmö FF.
The Portuguese didn’t rating within the last in opposition to Atlético Madrid regardless of trying six photographs, however he did go on to attain the successful penalty within the shootout, as Actual Madrid picked up the trophy in Milan.
15 Targets: Cristiano Ronaldo in 2017-18, Robert Lewandowski in 2019-20, Karim Benzema in 2021-22
Cristiano Ronaldo’s third-highest scoring UCL season got here in 2017-18 at Actual Madrid.
The Portuguese netted 15 occasions as Actual Madrid went on to win the competitors, beating Liverpool 3-1 within the last. Ronaldo didn’t rating within the last however did rating in 10 different video games that season to equal his personal document tally of scoring in 10 UCL video games inside a single season, having additionally achieved the feat in 2013-14.
Robert Lewandowski got here into the 2019-20 Champions League last understanding {that a} objective would see him replicate Ronaldo’s feat of scoring in 10 totally different UCL video games in a season. It wasn’t to be for the Pole, however his Bayern aspect nonetheless picked up the trophy with a 1-0 win over PSG within the last. Lewandowski had scored in all 9 of his video games previous to the ultimate (15 targets).
Ten of Karim Benzema’s 15 targets in 2021-22 got here within the knockout phases of the competitors – a joint competitors document alongside Ronaldo in 2016-17.
A hat-trick within the second leg of the last-16 tie in opposition to Paris Saint-Germain was adopted by a hat-trick within the first leg in opposition to Chelsea and an additional objective within the quarter-final second leg, earlier than three targets within the two semi-final video games in opposition to Manchester Metropolis. He didn’t rating within the last versus Liverpool, however his Actual Madrid aspect nonetheless gained the title as soon as once more.
14 Targets: Lionel Messi in 2011-12
Lionel Messi’s greatest goalscoring season within the Champions League sport again in 2011-12, when he broke all types of information with an outstanding 73 targets in 60 video games in all competitions.
He scored 14 of these within the UCL, together with 5 in a single match in opposition to Bayer 04 Leverkusen in March 2012. This stays considered one of solely three events {that a} participant has scored 5 occasions in a Champions League match.
Messi’s Barcelona aspect had been ultimately knocked out within the semi-finals by eventual winners Chelsea. The Argentine failed to attain in each legs regardless of trying 12 photographs general.
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