KARIM BENZEMA THE THIRD


Karim Benzema, third player with 30 opening goals in UCL

The goal scored by Karim Benzema in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final Real Madrid vs Chelsea (2-0) - Picture - became his 30th opening goal in the tournament. 
He is the third player in UCL history to reach this mark, behind only Cristiano Ronaldo (48) and Lionel Messi (40).
In the ranking, the right column means total goals of a player in UCL.


 MOST OPENING GOALSINCHAMPIONSLEAGUE 
      
 PlayerGoalsNationalityYearsTotal
      
1Cristiano Ronaldo48Portugal2003–2022140
2Lionel Messi40Argentina2005–129
3Karim Benzema30France2005–90
4Raúl26Spain1995–201171
 Robert Lewandowski26Poland2011–91
6Filippo Inzaghi21Italy1997–201246
7Andriy Shevchenko19Ukraine1994–201248
 Zlatan Ibrahimović19Sweden2001–48
9Alessandro Del Piero18Italy1995–200942
 Thierry Henry18France1997–201250