Neymar, Messi and Ronaldo top scoring charts
Saturday, June 6, 2015
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Neymar's strike deep into added time of FC Barcelona's final defeat of Juventus means he finishes level with Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo atop the scoring charts.
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Neymar's late, late goal for FC Barcelona against Juventus in tonight's UEFA Champions League final in Berlin ensured he drew level with Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo as the 2014/15 competition's leading scorer.
Going into the final, Messi and Ronaldo were tied at the top on ten strikes each. Brazil forward Neymar joined them with his 97th-minute effort, the first time since Kaká in 2006/07 that any name other than Messi and Ronaldo's has headed the rankings, jointly or otherwise. In fourth place was Luiz Adriano, whose nine group-stage efforts for FC Shakhtar Donetsk represented a joint-record tally. Messi did top the assists list on six, two above, among others, Ronaldo.
Ronaldo and Messi remain level in the all-time UEFA Champions League goalscoring stakes on 77, both men having eclipsed long-time frontrunner Raúl González, on 71, this term. Including qualifying goals, Ronaldo leads Messi in the overall European Cup table for the competition's 60 seasons on 78.
2014/15 UEFA Champions League top scorers
Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona) 10
Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid CF) 10
Neymar (FC Barcelona) 10
Luiz Adriano (FC Shakhtar Donetsk) 9
2014/15 UEFA Champions League top assists
Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona) 6
Cesc Fàbregas (Chelsea FC) 4
Koke (Club Atlético de Madrid) 4
Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid CF) 4
UEFA Champions League top scorers by season
2013/14: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid CF) 17
2012/13: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid CF) 12
2011/12: Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona) 14
2010/11: Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona) 12
2009/10: Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona) 8
2008/09: Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona) 9
2007/08: Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United FC) 8
2006/07: Kaká (AC Milan) 10
2005/06: Andriy Shevchenko (AC Milan) 9
2004/05: Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United FC) 8
2003/04: Fernando Morientes (AS Monaco FC) 9
2002/03: Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United FC) 12
2001/02: Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United FC) 10
2000/01: Raúl González (Real Madrid CF) 7
1999/2000: Mário Jardel (FC Porto), Rivaldo (FC Barcelona), Raúl González (Real Madrid CF) 10
1998/99: Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv), Dwight Yorke (Manchester United FC) 8
1997/98: Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus) 10
1996/97: Milinko Pantić (Club Atlético de Madrid) 5
1995/96: Jari Litmanen (AFC Ajax) 9
1994/95: George Weah (Paris Saint-Germain FC) 7
1993/94: Ronald Koeman (FC Barcelona), Wynton Rufer (SV Werder Bremen) 8
1992/93: Romário (PSV Eindhoven) 7
UEFA Champions League overall top scorers
Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona) 77
Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF) 77
Raúl González (Real Madrid CF, FC Schalke 04) 71
Ruud van Nistelrooy (PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF) 56
Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Arsenal FC, FC Barcelona) 50
Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan, Chelsea FC) 48
Filippo Inzaghi (Juventus, AC Milan) 46
Didier Drogba (Olympique de Marseille, Chelsea FC, Galatasaray AŞ) 44
Zlatan Ibrahimović (AFC Ajax, Juventus, FC Internazionale Milano, FC Barcelona, AC Milan, Paris Saint-Germain) 43
Karim Benzema (Olympique Lyonnais, Real Madrid CF) 42
Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus) 42
• All UEFA Champions League statistics for competition proper only
European Cup all-time top scorers (inc qualifying)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF) 78
Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona) 77
Raúl González (Real Madrid CF, FC Schalke 04) 71
Ruud van Nistelrooy (PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United FC, Real Madrid CF) 60
Andriy Shevchenko (FC Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan, Chelsea FC) 59
Thierry Henry (AS Monaco FC, Arsenal FC, FC Barcelona) 51
Filippo Inzaghi (Juventus, AC Milan) 50
Alfredo Di Stéfano (Real Madrid CF) 49
Eusébio (SL Benfica) 47
Didier Drogba (Olympique de Marseille, Chelsea FC, Galatasaray AŞ) 44
Zlatan Ibrahimović (AFC Ajax, Juventus, FC Internazionale Milano, FC Barcelona, AC Milan, Paris Saint-Germain) 44
Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus) 44