Prior to 1992 when Uefa changed the name of the competition to its current name of Champions League, it was commonly called the European Cup or European Champions Cup.
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Before 1990 the competition was played on a knockout basis among the Champions of each country's top league.
It was at this juncture that Uefa introduced the round robin system by increasing the number of participating clubs.
More clubs that finished among the few on top of every league qualified to participate in the competition.
But the number of clubs from each country is dependent on the size and quality of their league.
For some years the Real Madrid legend Raul had the record of being the highest goal scorer at 71 goals followed by Ronaldo at 70 goals and at the 3rd position was Messi with 69 goals.
But on Wednesday, Lionel Messi scored two goals against Ajax to share the top position with Raul. Cristiano Ronaldo had fail to score in Real Madrid's game against Liverpool at the Bernabeu Stadium on Tuesday to increase his tally.
Without much ado, here are the names of the top champions league scorers under its current name.
Champions League top 10 scorers
Names Club/Country Goals
1. Raul Real M/Schalke/Spain 71
1. Messi Barcelona/Argentina 71
2. Ronaldo Real M/ Man U/Portugal 70
3. Van Nistelrooy Man U/Real M/Holland 56
4. Henry Arsenal/Barcelona/France 50
5. Shevchenko D.kiev/Milan/Chelsea 48
6. Inzaghi F. Milan/Juventus/Italy 46
7. Drogba Marseille/Chelsea 43
8. Del Piero Juventus/Italy 41
Benzema Lyon/RealM/France 41
Ibrahimovic Ajax/Milans/PSG etc 41
9. Morientes Real M/Liverpool etc 33
10. Etoo Barcelona/Inter etc 30
10. Kaka Real Madrid/Milan 30
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