Real Madrid striker, Karim Benzema is presently the top scorer in the UEFA Champions League (UCL) following the completion of this week’s semi-final first-leg fixtures on Wednesday night where Liverpool defeated Villarreal 2-0.
Benzema is ahead of Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski and Ajax’s Sébastien Haller on the goal chart.
The France international has fourteen goals, while Lewandowski and Haller have thirteen and eleven goals, respectively.
Below is the 2021-2022 Champions League top scorers so far ahead of the semi-final second leg fixtures next month:
14 goals: Karim Benzema (Real Madrid).
13 goals: Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)
11 goals: Sébastien Haller (Ajax) and
8 goals: Mohamed Salah (Liverpool).
7 goals: Christopher Nkunku (Leipzig)
6 goals: Cristiano Ronaldo (Man United), Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) Leroy Sané (Bayern Munich), Darwin Nunez (Benfica), Kylian Mbappe (PSG) and Arnaut Danjuma (Villarreal).
5 goals: Lionel Messi (PSG), Roberto Firmino (Liverpool).
4 goals: Pote (Sporting Lisbon), Antoine Griezmann (Atlético) and Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich)
3 goals: Timo Werner (Chelsea), Gabriel Jesus (Man City), Paulinho (Sporting Lisbon), Paulo Dybala (Juventus), Raheem Sterling (Man City) and Duvan Zapata (Atalanta).
