Top 20 Champions League Players Worth Remembering

Who is the greatest player ever played in the UEFA Champions League? To comprise this list, we looked at things like win rate, goals scored, assists, clean sheets, game-changing moments, and those players that have defied the Champions League odds repeatedly. So, here goes…

1. Cristiano Ronaldo-

Ronaldo is undoubtedly the Champions League’s most outstanding player – an incredible achievement considering he played alongside one of football’s greatest players, Lionel Messi. In contrast to a league season, where the best team always wins, the outcome of knockout football is influenced more by individual contributions. No player has bent the game more forcefully or as frequently as Ronaldo, who, with five titles, has won the most Champions League titles of any player.

2. Lionel Messi –

Isn’t it always a choice between Messi and Ronaldo? Lionel Messi has won the Champions League four times in a glittering career. He is fourth in appearances with 140, and is the tournament’s second-highest goal scorer with 125 goals. However, he only played in three of the finals, not appearing in 2006, a small asterisk on his four titles. 

Lionel Messi’s 4️⃣0️⃣ trophies:

1️⃣0️⃣ La Liga 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
8️⃣ SSC 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
7️⃣ CDR 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
4️⃣ CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 🏆🏆🏆🏆
3️⃣ CWC 🏆🏆🏆
3️⃣ USC 🏆🏆🏆
1️⃣ COPA AMERICA 🏆
1️⃣ FINALISSIMA 🏆💥
1️⃣ LIGUE 1 🏆
1️⃣ FIFA WC U20 🏆
1️⃣ OLYMPIC GOLD 🥇#Messi #LeoMessi pic.twitter.com/SNySbT1Way

— FootTheBall FC (@FootTheBallFC) June 3, 2022

3. Robert Lewandowski –

Lewandowski’s breakout performance came against Real Madrid in 2013, when he scored all four goals for Dortmund in a semi-final win. Unfortunately, the Polish striker had to wait until he was 23 to make his Champions League debut, and one wonders how many more goals he could have scored if he had started earlier. He’s the third-highest top scorer along with Benzema at 86.

4. Paolo Maldini –

From 1985 to 2009, the tenacious Italian defender made 647 appearances for AC Milan, including eight European Cup or Champions League finals. He’ll be aiming to take them to the promised land as a director now instead. 

5. Toni Kroos –

The Germany international was crucial in Bayern’s treble-winning season of 2012-13. He stayed with the club during Pep Guardiola’s first season when eventual champions Real…