Ivory Coast international Sébastien Haller leads Robert Lewandowski at the top of the 2021/22 UEFA Champions League scoring charts after scoring against Benfica on Wednesday.
2021/22 UEFA Champions League top scorers :
11 Sébastien Haller (Ajax)
9 Robert Lewandowski (Bayern)
8 Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)
7 Christopher Nkunku (Leipzig)
6 Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United)
6 Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City)
5 Leroy Sané (Bayern)
5 Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)
5 Lionel Messi (Paris)
5 Kylian Mbappé (Paris)
4 Pedro Gonçalves (Sporting CP)
4 Arnaut Danjuma (Villarreal)
4 Antoine Griezmann (Atlético)
Haller was 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.
Haller leads the way on 11 goals, closely followed by Lewandowski, who registered nine in Bayern’s first five games before being kept at bay in the 3-0 defeat of Barcelona and the 1-1 draw in Salzburg in the last 16.
Next on the list is Mohamed Salah of Liverpool with eight, one ahead of midfielder Christopher Nkunku, whose Leipzig side exited the competition after the group stage.
UEFA.com
