Champions League top scorers: Karim Benzema overtakes Robert Lewandowski | UEFA Champions League

Karim Benzema has overtaken Robert Lewandowski at the top of the 2021/22 UEFA Champions League goalscoring chart.

Sebastien Haller was early favorite after becoming only the second player to feature in all six group matches after Cristiano Ronaldo in 2017/18. Haller had already become the first player to score four times on his Champions League debut since Marco van Basten in Ajax’s 5-1 win at Sporting CP.

Yet Benzema moved into pole position with a brace in Real Madrid’s semi-final first leg away to Manchester City, his Panenka penalty taking him to 14 goals for the campaign, one ahead of Bayern forward Lewandowski.

2021/22 Champions League stats

Most assists in the 2021/22 UEFA Champions League

7 Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United)
6 Leroy Sane (Bayern)
6 Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid)
5 Anthony (Ajax)
4 Kylian Mbappe (Paris)
4 Luka Modric (Real Madrid)
4 Gerard Moreno (Villarreal)
4 Joao Mario (Benfica)
4 Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)
3 Robert Lewandowski (Bayern)
3 Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg)
3 Cristiano (sheriff)
3 Jude Bellingham (Dortmund)
3 Duvan Zapata (Atalanta)
3 João Cancelo (Manchester City)
3 Angelino (Leipzig)
3 Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool)
3 Kingsley Coman (Bayern)
3 Dani Parejo (Villarreal)
3 Thomas Muller (Bayern)
3 Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica)

Most combined goals and assists in the 2021/22 UEFA Champions League

16 Robert Lewandowski (Bayern)
14 Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)
12 Sebastien Haller (Ajax)
12 Leroy Sane (Bayern)
ten Kylian Mbappe (Paris)
9 Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid)
8 Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)
8 Arnaut Danjuma (Villarreal)
8 Riyadh Mahrez (Manchester City)
7 Anthony (Ajax)
7 Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United)
7 Christopher Nkunku (Leipzig)
7 Thomas Muller (Bayern)
6 Pedro Goncalves (Sporting CP)
6 Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United)
6 Duvan Zapata (Atalanta)
6 Timo Werner (Chelsea)
6 Gerard Moreno (Villarreal)
6 Darwin Nunez (Benfica)
6 Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)

UEFA Champions League top scorers by season (group stage to final)

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UEFA Forward of the Season 2020/21 – Erling Haaland

2020/21: Erling Haaland (Dortmund) 10
2019/20: Robert Lewandowski (Bayern) 15
2018/19: Lionel Messi (Barcelona) 12
2017/18: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) 15
2016/17: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) 12
2015/16: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) 16
2014/15: Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Neymar (Barcelona), Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) 10
2013/14: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) 17
2012/13: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) 12
2011/12: Lionel Messi (Barcelona) 14
2010/11: Lionel Messi (Barcelona) 12

2009/10: Lionel Messi (Barcelona) 8
2008/09: Lionel Messi (Barcelona) 9
2007/08: Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) 8
2006/07: Kaka (AC Milan) 10
2005/06: Andriy Shevchenko (AC Milan) 9
2004/05: Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United) 8
2003/04: Fernando Morientes (Monaco) 9
2002/03: Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United) 12
2001/02: Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United) 10
2000/01: Raul Gonzalez (Real Madrid) 7

1999/00: Mário Jardel (Porto), Rivaldo (Barcelona), Raúl González (Real Madrid) 10
1998/99: Andriy Shevchenko (Dynamo Kyiv), Dwight Yorke (Manchester United) 8
1997/98: Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus) 10
1996/97: Milinko Pantic (Atlético Madrid) 5
1995/96: Jari Litmanen (Ajax) 9
1994/95: George Weah (Paris Saint-Germain) 7
1993/94: Hristo Stoichkov (Barcelona) 5
1992/93: Franck Sauzee (Marseille) 5

Champions League historical statistics