Lionel Messi ends Cristiano Ronaldo's Champions League top scorer streak

For the first time since 2011/2012, Lionel Messi has finished as outright UEFA Champions League top scorer. Messi broke Ronaldo's stranglehold on the Champions League golden boot following Liverpool's triumph over Tottenham in last night's finals. Messi finished four goals clear of Robert Lewandowski who was also out of the competition. It was already clear before the finals that Messi would be the outright top scorer as no Tottenham Hotspur or Liverpool player had scored more than five goals ahead of the final. Mohamed Salah joined the list of players on five goals through his early penalty strike in the final.

Ronaldo has won the Champions League golden boot six times in a row from 2012/2013, sharing the award with Messi and Neymar in the 2014/2015 season. Messi on the other hand enjoyed a four-season streak between 2008/2009 and 2011/2012.

The Champions League top scorers in the 2018/2019 campaign are:

12: Lionel Messi (Barcelona)

Minutes played: 837 (69.8 mins per goal)

8: Robert Lewandowski (Bayern München)

Minutes played: 714 (89.3 mins per goal)

6: Sergio Agüero (Manchester City)

Minutes played: 510 (85 mins per goal)

6: Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus)

Minutes played: 749 (124.8 mins per goal)

6: Moussa Marega (Porto)

Minutes played: 840 (140 mins per goal)

6: Dušan Tadić (Ajax)

Minutes played: 1,080 (180 mins per goal)

5: Andrej Kramarić (Hoffenheim)

Minutes played: 481 (96.2 mins per goal)

5: Paulo Dybala (Juventus)

Minutes played: 518 (103.6 mins per goal)

5: Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain)

Minutes played: 532 (106.4 mins per goal)

5: Edin Džeko (Roma)

Minutes played: 570 (114 mins per goal)

5: Lucas Moura (Tottenham Hotspur)

Minutes played: 725 (145 mins per goal)

5: Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur)

Minutes played: 778 (155.6 mins per goal)

5: Raheem Sterling (Manchester City)

Minutes played: 871 (174.2 mins per goal)

5: Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)

Minutes played: 1,058 (211.6 mins per goal)

UEFA Champions League top scorers by season

2018/19: Lionel Messi (Barcelona) 12

2017/18: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) 15

2016/17: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) 12

2015/16: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) 16

2014/15: Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Neymar (Barcelona), Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) 10

2013/14: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) 17

2012/13: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) 12

2011/12: Lionel Messi (Barcelona) 14

2010/11: Lionel Messi (Barcelona) 12

2009/10: Lionel Messi (Barcelona) 8

2008/09: Lionel Messi (Barcelona) 9

2007/08: Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) 8

2006/07: Kaká (AC Milan) 10

2005/06: Andriy Shevchenko (AC Milan) 9

2004/05: Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United) 8

2003/04: Fernando Morientes (Monaco) 9

2002/03: Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United) 12

2001/02: Ruud van Nistelrooy (Manchester United) 10

2000/01: Raúl González (Real Madrid) 7

1999/2000: Mário Jardel (Porto), Rivaldo (Barcelona), Raúl González (Real Madrid) 10

1998/99: Andriy Shevchenko (Dynamo Kyiv), Dwight Yorke (Manchester United) 8

1997/98: Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus) 10

1996/97: Milinko Pantić (Atlético Madrid) 5

1995/96: Jari Litmanen (Ajax) 9

1994/95: George Weah (Paris Saint-Germain) 7

1993/94: Hristo Stoichkov (Barcelona) 5

1992/93: Franck Sauzée (Marseille) 5

Princess Qajar - The Revolutionary Persian Princess

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