With another brace against Manchester City in the semi-final leg 1 of the UCL 2021-22 season, Karim Benzema has broken another record. He is now the player with the third-most goals in the UCL semi-final stage. He has gone past Lionel Messi's record of 6 goals in the Champions League semi-final stage. The Frenc striker has now equalled Robert Lewandowski's record of seven goals in the semi-finals stage of the Champions League.
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Top 5 list: Most goals in UCL semi-finals stage
#1 Cristiano Ronaldo | 13
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Cristiano Ronaldo is named the Mr Champions League for his tremendous record in the toughest football competition in Europe. Ronaldo now has scored 13 goals in the UCL semi-finals stage till now. Ronaldo's 13 goals in the semi-final stage came for Manchester United and Real Madrid clubs.
#2 Robert Lewandoski | 7
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The Polish striker has been one of the greatest strikers in recent years. Moreover, he was also very much influential in Bayern Munich's recent success in the Champions League. Lewandowski has also scored those 7 goals for two teams; Borrusia Dortmund and Bayern Munich.
#3 Karim Benzema | 7
Karim Benzema is by far the best striker in the world in the current form. The Real Madrid star has broken many records in this season's Champions League. Till now he has scored 14 goals this season. Overall, he has scored 7 goals in the semi-final stage and will surely be ready for more when the game resumes in Spain.
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#4 Lionel Messi | 6
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Off late, the Argentine star has not had that great time in the knockout stages of the Champions League. As PSG failed to qualify for the semi-finals of the Champions League, Messi did not had any chance to add more goals to his tally. Although, Messi still sits at number 4 on the list of most goals in UCL semi-finals stage.
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#5 Alessandro Del Piero | 5
The former Italian and Juventus star has a fabulous record when it came to performing on the biggest stage of football. The striker scored 42 goals in the Champions League and 5 of them came in the semi-finals of the Champions League. Although Del Piero is the only one in the top 5 list of most goals in UCL in semi-finals not to win the UCL trophy.