Champions League top scorers: Karim Benzema takes the crown

Karim Benzema finished as top scorer in the UEFA Champions League for the 2021/22 season.

Sébastien Haller was the early frontrunner after becoming only the second player to register in all six group games 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 during Ajax's 5-1 victory at Sporting CP.

Yet Benzema moved into pole position with a double in the first leg of Real Madrid's semi-final tie at Manchester City, his Panenka penalty moving him to 14 goals for the campaign. The Frenchman pulled two clear of Bayern forward Lewandowski in the second leg with another spot kick.

Most assists in the 2021/22 UEFA Champions League

7 Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United)
6 Leroy Sané (Bayern)
6 Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid)
5 Antony (Ajax)
4 Kylian Mbappé (Paris)
4 Luka Modrić (Real Madrid)
4 Gerard Moreno (Villarreal)
4 João Mário (Benfica)
4 Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)
4 Étienne Capoue (Villarreal)
4 Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool)
3 Robert Lewandowski (Bayern)
3 Maximilian Arnold (Wolfsburg)
3 Cristiano (Sheriff)
3 Jude Bellingham (Dortmund)
3 Duván Zapata (Atalanta)
3 João Cancelo (Manchester City)
3 Angeliño (Leipzig)
3 Kingsley Coman (Bayern)
3 Dani Parejo (Villarreal)
3 Thomas Müller (Bayern)
3 Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica)
3 Bernardo Silva (Manchester City)

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

16 Robert Lewandowski (Bayern)
16 Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)
12 Sébastien Haller (Ajax)
12 Leroy Sané (Bayern)
10 Kylian Mbappé (Paris)
10 Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)
10 Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid)
9 Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City)
8 Arnaut Danjuma (Villarreal)
7 Antony (Ajax)
7 Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United)
7 Christopher Nkunku (Leipzig)
7 Thomas Müller (Bayern)
7 Rodrygo (Real Madrid)
6 Pedro Gonçalves (Sporting CP)
6 Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United)
6 Duván Zapata (Atalanta)
6 Timo Werner (Chelsea)
6 Gerard Moreno (Villarreal)
6 Darwin Núñez (Benfica)
6 Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)
6 Étienne Capoue (Villarreal)
6 Sadio Mané (Liverpool)
6 Bernardo Silva (Manchester City)

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

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: Kaká (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: Raúl González (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 Pantić (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 Sauzée (Marseille) 5