It’s anecdotal, but the top scorers for English clubs in the Champions League are legends of African football. Mohamed Salah is the record holder for goals scored in C1 with an English club, with 46 goals during his time with the Reds. The Egyptian Pharaoh has taken the Anfield residents to the final three times, for a coronation in 2019 ahead of Tottenham. Didier Drogba shares second place with Sergio AgĂĽero, with 36 goals, respectively with Chelsea and Manchester City.
The former star captain of Ivory Coast marked his time with the London club. The player revealed at Guingamp, first scoring five goals in C1 with OM in 2003, went on to play seven LDC seasons with Chelsea, lifting the cup with big ears in 2012. The Ivorian idol added two additional goals during his return in 2014-2015 to the Blues. “Kun” Agüero has never won the Champions League, losing in the final in 2021 against Chelsea (0-1). He came on for the last quarter of an hour of play.
Haaland overtakes Henry and Van Nistelrooy
Another Manchester City player joins Drogba and AgĂĽero, it is Erling Haaland since Tuesday evening and his double during the victory in the den of FC Porto (2-0). The Norwegian cyborg took the opportunity to overtake Thierry Henry and Ruud van Nistelrooy, authors of 35 goals respectively with Arsenal and Man United, bringing his total to 36 goals in the Champions League.
Haaland is only starting his fifth season with the Cityzens. His statistics are staggering with a first season with 12 goals, with the European coronation at the end of the European campaign, and the last two with 8 goals. “Titi” Henry and Ruud van Nistelrooy did not win the C1 with the Gunners and the Red Devils.
