As of 2025, Henrik Larsson held the record for the most goals scored in the UEFA Europa League, with a total of 40. The Swedish forward played for a number of top clubs during his career, including Celtic, Barcelona, and Manchester United.

The European Championships (EURO) 2020 were postponed by one year as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and took place in 11 different nations across Europe from June 11 to July 11, 2021. Cristiano Ronaldo and Patrick Schick both scored five goals in the tournament.

As of June 2025, Cristiano Ronaldo held the record for the most goals scored in the UEFA Champions League, with a total of 141. The Portuguese forward played for Manchester United, Real Madrid, and Juventus in the competition. Meanwhile, Argentinian forward Lionel Messi ranked in second place, with 129 goals. What is the Champions League? Established in 1955 as the European Cup, the Champions League is the pinnacle of European club soccer, with teams from across the continent competing for the famous trophy. As of 2025, Real Madrid was the club with the most Champions League titles, having over twice the titles of second-placed AC Milan. Meanwhile, Olympique Lyonnais was the club with the most UEFA Women's Champions League titles. Europe’s Big Five leagues The Champions League features a number of elite clubs, including those from the Big Five European soccer leagues. The Big Five consists of the top-tier leagues of England, France, Italy, Spain, and Germany. Altogether, the market size of the Big Five European soccer leagues amounted to more than 19 billion euros in the 2022/23 season. Individually, the English Premier League generated the most revenue out of the Big Five leagues in 2022/23, at nearly seven billion euros.

The European Championships (EURO) 2020 were postponed by one year as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and took place in 11 different nations across Europe from June 11 to July 11, 2021. Italy and Spain were the joint highest scoring nations in the tournament, having both bagged a total of 13 goals. Italy were ultimately crowned champions of Europe for the second time in the nation's history after beating England on penalties in the final.

As of 2024, Lamine Yamal was the youngest goal scorer in the history of the men's UEFA European Championship, aged just 16 years and 362 days when he scored against France in the semi-finals of EURO 2024. Yamal was also the competition's youngest appearance maker.

Raphinha (FC Barcelona) war der Top-Scorer der UEFA Champions League Saison 2024/2025. Raphinha sammelte 22 Punkte. Auf Rang vier lag Harry Kane vom FC Bayern München.

Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the most prolific forwards in the world and he has the trophies to prove it. In addition to the myriad of individual awards Ronaldo has collected throughout his career, the Portuguese player has also won the Champions League five times - four times with Real Madrid and once with Manchester United. Ronaldo’s club record Ronaldo’s accolades at club level span across several countries, having played in three of the Big Five leagues during his career. As of 2023, the Al-Nassr forward was the soccer player with the most goals scored in the UEFA Champions League, having scored 12 goals more than second-placed Lionel Messi. The striker was also the player with the most Champions League appearances in the history of the competition. Ronaldo’s national team record After making his first senior appearance for the Portuguese national team in 2003, Ronaldo has won several awards for his country as well. In addition to captaining the Portugal side that won the UEFA European Championship in 2016, the striker is also the leading goalscorer in EURO history. His legacy for the national team will be difficult to overshadow, as he currently leads the number of goals scored for Portugal by more than 80 goals.

Die UEFA Champions League zeigte sich auch in der Saison 2024/2025 als Bühne für Europas beste Torjäger. Serhou Guirassy von Borussia Dortmund führte die Torschützenliste zusammen mit Raphinha vom FC Barcelona vor Harry Kane von Bayern München und Robert Lewandowski an. Bemerkenswert war, dass Lewandowski nicht nur in dieser Saison glänzt, sondern mit insgesamt mehr als 100 Toren bereits den dritten Platz in der ewigen Torschützenliste der UEFA Champions League belegt. Enorme Preisgelder für teilnehmende Clubs Die ausgeschütteten Preisgelder der UEFA Champions League motivierten Spieler und Vereine zu Höchstleistungen. Allein die Startprämie von über 18,6 Millionen Euro pro Teilnehmer der Gruppenphase unterstrich die finanzielle Bedeutung des Wettbewerbs. Zusätzliche Prämien für Siege, Unentschieden und das Erreichen der K.o.-Runden machten die Champions League zu einer lukrativen Plattform für Europas Top-Clubs. Die deutschen Teilnehmer der Saison lauteten: Bayern München, Borussia Dortmund, Bayer Leverkusen, RB Leipzig und VfB Stuttgart. Legenden und Perspektivträger Während die aktuelle Torschützenliste von Guirassy angeführt wurde, bleibt Cristiano Ronaldo mit 140 Toren der unangefochtene Rekordhalter in der Geschichte der Champions League. Lewandowskis dritter Platz in der ewigen Bestenliste zeigt seine Konstanz über viele Spielzeiten hinweg. Die Leistungen junger Talente wie Florian Wirtz von Bayer Leverkusen, der ebenfalls unter den Top-Torschützen der laufenden Saison zu finden ist, deuten darauf hin, dass die nächste Generation von Spielern bereit ist, in die Fußstapfen der Legenden zu treten.