Lionel Messi edged ever closer to Cristiano Ronaldo's all-time Champions League goalscoring record courtesy of his strike against Benfica on Wednesday night.
The Paris Saint-Germain forward continued his fine start to the season with a brilliant curling effort into the top corner - Champions League goal number 127 of his glittering career to move to within 13 of Ronaldo's record total.
In doing so, the Argentine also extended a competition record of his own as he became the first player to score against 40 different teams in the Champions League, creating an entirely new take on the 40-goal club which he now boasts sole membership of.
Here, Sports Mole looks at how the all-time Champions League scoring list looks after Messi's latest goal.
1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus)
Goals: 140
Appearances: 183
Ratio: 0.77
2. Lionel Messi (Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain)
Goals: 127
Appearances: 159
Ratio: 0.80
3. Robert Lewandowski (Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich, Barcelona)
Goals: 89
Appearances: 109
Ratio: 0.82
4. Karim Benzema (Lyon, Real Madrid)
Goals: 86
Appearances: 144
Ratio: 0.6
5. Raul (Real Madrid, Schalke 04)
Goals: 71
Appearances: 142
Ratio: 0.50
6. Ruud van Nistelrooy (PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United, Real Madrid)
Goals: 56
Appearances: 73
Ratio: 0.77
7. Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich)
Goals: 52
Appearances: 136
Ratio: 0.38
8. Thierry Henry (Monaco, Arsenal, Barcelona)
Goals: 50
Appearances: 112
Ratio: 0.45
9. Alfredo Di Stefano (Real Madrid)
Goals: 49
Appearances: 58
Ratio: 0.84
10. Andriy Shevchenko (Dynamo Kiev, AC Milan, Chelsea)
Goals: 48
Appearances: 100
Ratio: 0.48
11. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Ajax, Juventus, Inter Milan, Barcelona, AC Milan, Paris Saint-Germain)
Goals: 48
Appearances: 124
Ratio: 0.39
12. Eusebio (Benfica)
Goals: 46
Appearances: 65
Ratio: 0.71
13. Filippo Inzaghi (Juventus, AC Milan)
Goals: 46
Appearances: 81
Ratio: 0.57
14. Didier Drogba (Marseille, Chelsea, Galatasaray)
Goals: 44
Appearances: 92
Ratio: 0.48
15. Neymar (Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain)
Goals: 42
Appearances: 78
Ratio: 0.54
16. Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus)
Goals: 42
Appearances: 89
Ratio: 0.47
17. Sergio Aguero (Atletico Madrid, Manchester City)
Goals: 41
Appearances: 79
Ratio: 0.52
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