Every player's dream is to get their name into the Champions League, Europe's elite club competition. Here we dissect a list of footballers who have achieved incredible feats in the quarterfinals of the Champions League.
cristiano ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo is a Champions League legend with a huge scoring record in the Champions League quarter-finals and throughout the tournament.
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Ronaldo has made 101 Champions League appearances for Real Madrid, 59 for Manchester United and 23 for Juventus.
He is the league's all-time top scorer with 140 goals. Ronaldo beat them in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, scoring 25 goals in 22 appearances.
Lionel Messi
The PSG striker is second in the list of top scorers in the Champions League quarter-finals.
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Messi has played more in the quarter-finals of the Champions League than Cristiano Ronaldo but has scored fewer goals.
In 23 appearances, he has scored 17 goals. He is second in the league's all-time top scorer list with 129 goals, 11 behind Cristiano Ronaldo. Raul
Third on the list is former Spanish and Real Madrid soccer player, Raul. Raul is considered one of the best footballers of his time. He is currently the coach of Real Madrid Castilla.
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Raul has reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League 17 times, scoring 10 goals.
Inzaghi
Nicknamed "Superippo", Inzaghi is another big name in Italian and European football. He played as a striker and was very prolific in front of goal during his time in the Italian league.
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Currently coaching Serie B side Reggina, Inzaghi has featured in 12 Champions League quarter-finals, scoring nine goals.
Shevchenko
Andriy Shevchenko, 49, is another deadly striker who has left his mark in the Champions League. The former AC Milan and Chelsea striker has reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League 14 times, scoring 9 goals.
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He is currently a football coach and has coached the Ukraine national team and Italian club Genoa. Frank Lampard
Frank Lampard's domestic success with Chelsea in the Premier League has translated into a stunning Champions League record.
Currently leading Chelsea as an interim coach, Lampard has made 16 appearances in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, scoring 8 goals.
During his time with the Blues, Frank Lampard won the tournament in 2012.
7. Didier Drogba
Didier Drogba is another Chelsea legend in the Champions League quarter-final top scorer list. He is a contemporary of Lampard and was part of the Blues' first Champions League winning team under former manager Roberto Do Matteo.
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Drogba has seven goals in the quarter-finals of the Champions League in 13 appearances. Didier Drogba scored 100 goals in 226 appearances for Chelsea and scored four goals in 28 appearances in his second stint for the club.
Karim Benzema
Defending La Liga and Champions League champions Karim Benzema are eighth on the list. He has 7 goals in the quarter-finals of the Champions League in 16 appearances. Benzema led Real Madrid to the Champions League trophy last season, scoring 46 goals in all competitions for Real Madrid.
Thomas Muller
Bayern Munich forward Thomas Muller is one of the oldest Champions League heroes still active in the game.
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Muller is very prolific for the German national team and Bayern. He has scored seven goals in the quarter-finals of the Champions League in 22 appearances for Bayern Munich.
ten. Emmanuel Adebayor
Emmanuel Adebayor is at the bottom of the list with 6 goals. He played fewer games than the others on the list - just 7 appearances.
Adebayor is one of the biggest names in African football and is a contemporaries of Didier Drogba, Yaya Toure, Kolo Toure, Asamoah Gyan, Nnwankwo Kano and other top African footballers who rose to prominence over the decade. past century.
During his time in the Premier League, he played for some of the biggest clubs in England - Manchester City, Liverpool and Arsenal.
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