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The love affair between Real Madrid and the UEFA Champions League has withstood the test of time. At the dawn of the competition in 1955 — then called the European Cup — Los Blancos won it five times on the bounce, establishing themselves as the most dominant force in Europe.
The esteemed tournament got a facelift in 1992, evolving into the Champions League. The All-Whites had a difficult few years at the start, but they have greatly tightened their grip in the last 11 years, winning the competition a whopping six times since the 2013-14 season.
A plethora of world-class players have helped Real Madrid in their quest for Champions League supremacy, and, today, we will take a look at the ones with the most quantifiable impact. us as we explore the top 10 goalscorers for Real Madrid in Champions League history.
Note: We have only considered Real Madrid scorers in the Champions League era (post 1992).
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#10 Roberto Carlos: 16 Goals 1e4x41
The only defender to crack the list of Real Madrid’s top scorers in the Champions League, Roberto Carlos scored 16 goals in the competition in 107 outings. Arguably the greatest left-back of all time also turned provider on 26 occasions. The Brazilian icon won three European championships with the club between 1997 and 2007.
After leaving Madrid, Carlos became a regular at Fenerbahce. He played 13 games for the Turkish side in the Champions League but could not score or assist.
#9 Guti: 16 Goals 1u612j
Creative mastermind Guti did not play every game for Real Madrid, but he sure knew how to make them count. The Spaniard played 97 Champions League games, scoring 16 goals and providing 18 assists. Guti won three UCLs with his boyhood club before switching to Besiktas in July 2010.
The 2002-03 Champions League campaign was the best of Guti’s career. He scored five goals and supplied four assists, helping the team reach the semi-finals (lost to Juventus).
#8 Luis Figo: 16 Goals 2k67k
One of the finest Portuguese players in history, Luis Figo got on the Champions League scoresheet 16 times while playing for Real Madrid. Figo also contributed with 24 assists in 58 appearances. His sole European triumph came with Los Merengues in the 2001-02 season. He scored three goals and provided three assists in 11 games that season.
Figo, who is infamous for his direct transfer from Barcelona to Madrid in 2000, also turned out for the Blaugrana and Inter Milan in the competition. Across three clubs, he scored 24 goals and claimed 36 assists in 103 games.
#7 Gareth Bale: 16 Goals 3q2670
One of the modern-day greats, Gareth Bale scored 16 Champions League goals for Real Madrid in 57 appearances. Two of his goals came in the title deciders, helping Los Blancos beat Atletico Madrid and Liverpool in the 2013-14 and 2017-18 finals, respectively. The Welsh Wizard also contributed with 13 assists during his eight-season run with Madrid. He won five European championships with the club.
Bale, who left the club at the end of the 2021-22 season, also represented Tottenham Hotspur in UCL. In his sole Champions League season with Spurs, Bale scored four goals and provided three assists in nine matches.
#6 Fernando Morientes: 17 Goals 5fu6i
Spanish legend Fernando Morientes delivered some fine performances for Real Madrid in the Champions League, scoring 17 times in 58 appearances. Morientes also contributed with 10 assists during his Madrid run between 1997 and 2005.
Morientes, who won three European titles with the Whites, also played for Valencia, Liverpool, Monaco, and Marseille in the competition. Across four clubs, he played 93 games in the competition, ing 33 goals and 13 assists.
#5 Rodrygo: 25 Goals* 1m1417
Often an unsung hero at Real Madrid, Rodrygo has already scored 25 Champions League goals in his young career. The Brazil international has also provided 12 assists in the 61 games he has played so far.
Rodrygo, who moved to the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium from Santos in 2019, has been mighty consistent in Europe. In each of the last three seasons, he scored five goals and provided two assists, helping Madrid win the competition two times.
Rodrygo is aiming for a career-best return in 2024-25, with him already recording five goals and two assists in nine outings.
#4 Vinicius Junior: 28 Goals* 433d6j
Brazilian superstar Vinicius Junior has scored 28 goals in 65 Champions League games for Real Madrid since ing from Flamengo in 2018. The No. 7 also has 22 assists to his name.
The jet-heeled left-winger has already won two UCLs with the 15-time European champions. Although he won the competition in the 2021-22 and 2023-24 seasons, Vinicius Jr.’s most productive campaign came in 2022-23, as he contributed with seven goals and five assists in 12 games.
Vinicius Jr. has been firing on all cylinders in the competition this term, scoring seven goals and claiming two assists in nine matches.
#3 Raul: 66 Goals 203k3x
The prince of Madrid, Raul is third on the list, having scored 66 goals in 130 games for Los Blancos in the Champions League. The club legend, who participated in 15 UCL iterations with Real Madrid, also claimed 29 assists.
Raul The three-time European conqueror enjoyed his most productive UCL campaign in the 1999-00 season. The Spaniard scored 10 times in the competition, winning the top scorer award en route to Los Merengues’ European triumph.
Raul, who also played for Schalke in the competition, recorded 71 goals and 32 assists between the two teams before retiring in 2015.
#2 Karim Benzema: 78 Goals jt
Five-time European champion Karim Benzema played a record 133 games for Real Madrid in the Champions League, finding the netting 78 times. The Frenchman, who spent 14 years at the club between 2009 and 2023, also turned provider 27 times.
After spending nine years in Cristiano Ronaldo’s shadow, Benzema served as Los Merengues’ undisputed talisman in his last five years. He enjoyed his best-ever UCL campaign in the 2021-22 season, as he chipped in with 15 goals in 12 assists to fire Madrid to the trophy.
The former Olympique Lyon player scored 90 goals and provided 30 assists in 152 games before leaving Europe for Al-Ittihad in 2023.
#1 Cristiano Ronaldo: 105 Goals 5w4i3j
Cristiano Ronaldo, aka Mr Champions League, sits at the summit, courtesy of his jaw-dropping return of 105 goals for Real Madrid in just 101 games. The Portuguese also chipped in with 31 assists during his nine-year stint (between 2009 and 2018) with the Spanish side.
The five-time Ballon d’Or winner propelled Los Blancos to four UEFA Champions League trophies, finishing as the competition’s top scorer in each season.
Ronaldo, who also represented Manchester United and Juventus in UCL, is the competition’s all-time top scorer. The five-time European champion bagged 140 goals and provided 48 assists in 183 games.