With the return of the UEFA Champions League comes an overhaul of the 16 squads to have made it this far. The Scout looks over the new faces to see who might be worth including in your squad. Álvaro Morata (FW, €9.0m)Had his difficulties in England with Chelsea but boasts a respectable UEFA Champions League strike-rate, scoring 12 goals in 42 appearances. Crucially, however, seven of those have come in the competition's knockout rounds, including five as Juventus reached the 2015 final – the Spaniard will be looking to turn tables on the Bianconeri with new club Atlético.Leandro Paredes (MF, €5.5m)A high-profile
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All-time top scorers: Messi reaches 400 Liga goals
Lionel Messi, already the all-time record scorer in any of Europe's top-ten leagues, reached another milestone on Sunday when he registered his 400th Spanish Liga goal. In many respects, the Barcelona forward is out on his own – but some epochal totals may well be beyond the 31-year-old, as UEFA.com discovers.MESSI TOP SCORER OF 2018 Spain: Lionel Messi (2004–present) – 400 goalsHaving eclipsed Telmo Zarra's Spanish top-flight record of 251 goals back in 2014, Messi has been in a league of his own ever since. His latest milestone came in a 3-0 victory against Eibar on Sunday, the Argentinian ace finishing ... UEFA.com -
Who are the all-time top group stage scorers?
Robert Lewandowski pushed Lionel Messi into second in this season's UEFA Champions League group stage top scorer rankings, but the Barcelona maestro is peerless when it comes to goalscoring consistency at this level.Statistics do not include goals and appearances from the short-lived second group stage Most UEFA Champions League group stage goals*
All you ever wanted to know: Champions League own goals
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have both passed 100 UEFA Champions League goals but there is one name that has appeared on the scoresheet almost as many times as the two of them combined: og.The competition has witnessed 198 official own goals over the years, group stage to final – about one every 15 games. But who got the first, who has scored the most and which team have a great habit of benefitting? First own goalFranco Baresi AC Milan 0-2 Ajax, 23/11/1994There were none in the first two seasons. Benfica's Paulo Madeira diverted into his own net on 28 September 1994,
United comeback fells Juventus, Madrid and City in goals
Last-gasp drama as Man. United win at Juve to deny hosts City hit six but don't qualify after Hoffenheim late show Real Madrid, Roma on verge of progress after wins Bayern move clear of Ajax, held by Benfica Highlights of every match from 12:00CET on Friday Next games in these groups on 27 November Group E Bayern München 2-0 AEK AthensRobert Lewandowski marked his 100th UEFA club competition appearance with two goals, the first a pe... UEFA.com - News
Who has scored the most goals in a single European game?
Zlatan Ibrahimović scored four goals in a UEFA Champions League game at Anderlecht five years ago today, but his performance in Paris Saint-Germain's 5-0 win in Belgium was not enough to put him on our list of the greatest scoring feats in UEFA senior men's club competition.Most goals in a UEFA Champions League game (group stage to final): 5
Champions League group stage records and statistics
Key facts Barcelona, Porto, Real Madrid making 23rd group appearances Madrid hold records for most points, goals and qualifications Lionel Messi now three goals clear of Ronaldo on 63 group goals Ronaldo closing on Xavi Hernández's outfield group appearance record Debutants Crvena zvezda, Hoffenheim and Young Boys Number of clubs to feature in group stage reaches 140 ALL STATISTICS ARE FOR G... UEFA.com - News