IFFHS CONTINENTAL RECORDS - UEFA
Benzema: UCL third best on match-winning goals
Karim Benzema's goal against Liverpool in the second leg of the Champions League 1/8 finals was the Real Madrid striker's 8th match-winning goal over his career in the competition.
Benzema raised on a sole 3rd place in the ranking of UCL match-winning goal-scorers, behind only Cristiano Ronaldo (15) and Filippo Inzaghi (10).
| CHAMPIONS | LEAGUE | MOST | MATCH | WINNING | GOALS | |
| Player | Nationality | MW Goals | CL Career | Total Goals | Games | |
| 1 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | 15 | 2003-2022 | 140 | 183 |
| 2 | Filippo Inzaghi | Italy | 10 | 1997-2012 | 46 | 81 |
| 3 | Karim Benzema | France | 8 | 2005- | 89 | 148 |
| 4 | Ruud van Nistelrooy | Netherlands | 7 | 1998-2009 | 56 | 73 |
| 5 | Didier Drogba | Ivory Coast | 7 | 2003-2015 | 44 | 92 |
| 6 | Thierry Henry | France | 7 | 1997-2012 | 50 | 112 |
| 7 | Raúl | Spain | 7 | 1995-2011 | 71 | 142 |
| 8 | Roy Makaay | Netherlands | 6 | 2000-2007 | 29 | 61 |
| 9 | Hernán Crespo | Argentina | 6 | 1997-2007 | 25 | 65 |
| 10 | Álvaro Morata | Spain | 6 | 2012- | 23 | 72 |
| 11 | Wayne Rooney | England | 6 | 2004-2015 | 30 | 85 |
| 12 | Alessandro Del Piero | Italy | 6 | 1995-2009 | 42 | 89 |
| 13 | Lionel Messi | Argentina | 6 | 2005- | 129 | 163 |