The knockout phase of the 2019-20 Champions League is now under way despite a three-month suspension following the Covid-19 outbreak, with the competition providing some mouthwatering ties.
Check out the below as Goal keeps you updated on the individual goal tallies for the highest-scoring Champions League players this season.
Champions League 2019-20 Top Scorers
Bayern superstar Robert Lewandowski leads the charts with 15 goals, continuing to defy expectations at 31 years of age.
Teenage wonderkid Erling Haaland was close behind on 10 strikes, scoring eight Champions League goals for RB Salzburg before his move to Borussia Dortmund in January.
The 19-year-old netted twice for Dortmund against Paris Saint-Germain in his first European outing for the Germans, making him the first player to score for two different clubs in the same Champions League season.
*Correct as of games played on Aug 19, 2020.
| Pos | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Lewandowski | Bayern Munich | 15 |
| 2 | Erling Haaland | Salzburg/Borussia Dortmund | 10 |
| 3 | Serge Gnabry | Bayern Munich | 9 |
| =4 | Dries Mertens | Napoli | 6 |
| =4 | Harry Kane | Tottenham | 6 |
| =4 | Raheem Sterling | Manchester City | 6 |
| =4 | Memphis Depay | Lyon | 6 |
| =4 | Gabriel Jesus | Manchester City | 6 |
| =9 | Kylian Mbappe | PSG | 5 |
| =9 | Heung-Min Son | Tottenham | 5 |
| =9 | Mauro Icardi | PSG | 5 |
| =9 | Lautaro Martinez | Inter | 5 |
| =9 | Josip Ilicic | Atalanta | 5 |
| =9 | Karim Benzema | Real Madrid | 5 |
| =9 | Luis Suarez | Barcelona | 5 |
| =16 | Thomas Muller | Bayern Munich | 4 |
| =16 | Mohamed Salah | Liverpool | 4 |
| =16 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Juventus | 4 |
| =16 | Marcel Sabitzer | RB Leipzig | 4 |
| =16 | Mislav Orsic | Dinamo Zagreb | 4 |
| =16 | Timo Werner | RB Leipzig | 4 |
| =16 | Emil Forsberg | RB Leipzig | 4 |
| =16 | Rodrygo | Real Madrid | 4 |
| =16 | Marcel Sabitzer | RB Leipzig | 4 |
| =16 | Achraf Hakimi | Borussia Dortmund | 4 |
| =16 | Quincy Promes | Ajax | 4 |
Who finished top in 2018-19?
Lionel Messi finished top last season for the first time since 2011-12 with 12 goals, beating Cristiano Ronaldo's three-year streak.
The Barcelona striker, despite his side being knocked out in the semi-finals at the hands of Liverpool, surpassed the likes of Lewandowski (eight goals), as well as Sergio Aguero, Ronaldo, Marega and Tadic (all on six goals each).