With 14 goals, the Madrid captain now sits ahead of Robert Lewandowski at the top of a ranking where no one seems able to join him.

Since Mohamed Salah (8 goals) has three matches, in the best case, with Liverpool to shake the net six times.

At 34, +KB9+, stronger than ever, is one goal behind the Polish striker from Bayern Munich on the list of the best historical fireworks in the C1 (86 goals against 85).

He has one or even two games left this season to climb onto this podium behind Cristiano Ronaldo (140) and Lionel Messi (125).

Two monsters whose standards he approaches during their great years: the French striker is rushing at the frantic pace of 41 goals in 41 matches in this 2021/2022 exercise.

On the Citizens side, the Brazilian Gabriel Jesus scored his fourth goal of the season in C1.

Two behind top Sky Blue Riyad Mahrez, stuck at six units after missing a lot on Tuesday.

Ranking of scorers after the quarter-finals second leg:

14 goals: Benzema (Real Madrid)

13 goals: Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)

11 goals: Haller (Ajax Amsterdam)

8 goals: Salah (Liverpool)

7 goals: Nkunku (RB Leipzig)

6 goals: Arnaut Danjuma (Villarreal), Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United), Mahrez (Manchester City), Mbappé (Paris SG), Nunez (Benfica), Sané (Bayern Munich)

5 goals: Messi (Paris SG), Roberto Firmino (Liverpool)

4 goals: Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City), Goncalves (Sporting Portugal), Griezmann (Atlético Madrid), Müller (Bayern Munich), Werner (Chelsea)

3 goals: Adeyemi (RB Salzburg), André Silva (RB Leipzig), Berghuis (Ajax Amsterdam), David (Lille), Díaz (Liverpool), Dybala (Juventus Turin), Dzeko (Inter Milan), Foden (Manchester City), Gnabry (Bayern Munich), Haaland (Dortmund), Havertz (Chelsea), Malen (Dortmund), Mané (Liverpool), Okafor (RB Salzburg), Paulinho (Sporting Portugal), Reus (Dortmund), Rodrygo (Real Madrid), B Silva (Manchester City), Sterling (Manchester City), Vanaken (Club Bruges), Vinícius Júnior (Real Madrid), Yaremchuk (Benfica), B. Yilmaz (Lille), Zapata (Atalanta Bergamo)

Champions League top scorers since 1992/93

(preliminary rounds excluded):

1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) 140 goals

2. Lionel Messi (Paris SG) 125

3. Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich) 86

4. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) 85

5. Raúl 71

6. Ruud van Nistelrooy 56

7. Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich) 52

8. Thierry Henry 50

9. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan) 48

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Andrey Shevchenko 48

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