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Who has scored 50+ UEFA club goals?

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi top the rankings, but who else has reached a half century? Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Raúl González, Filippo Inzaghi ©Getty Images Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are the top scorers in UEFA's club competitions by a good distance: UEFA.com celebrates European competition's 50+ strikers. Messi v Ronaldo: goal for goal UEFA Champions League all-time top scorers UEFA Europa League all-time top scorers Players who have scored 50 goals or more in UEFA club competition* 00:01 02:36   Watch ten of Raúl’s best goals 124:  Cristiano Ronaldo (POR, Sporting CP, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus) 109:  Lionel Messi (ARG, Barcelona) 77:  Raúl González (ESP, Real Madrid, Schalke) 70:  Filippo Inzaghi (ITA, Parma, Juventus, Milan) 67:  Andriy Shevchenko (UKR, Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan, Chelsea) 62:  Ruud van Nist

Champions League round-up: Napoli win to stay top of Group C

Napoli maintained their one-point advantage at the top of Group C with a 3-1 win over Red Star Belgrade on Wednesday.   Marek Hamsik opened the scoring for Napoli on 11 minutes before Dries Mertens scored twice to secure victory. El-Fardou Nabouhane struck in the second half for Red Star Belgrade, who remain bottom. Liverpool  must beat  Napoli  1-0 or by a two-goal margin to advance following a 2-1 defeat against  Paris Saint-Germain  in Group C. Juan Bernat and Neymar gave Paris Saint-Germain a 2-0 lead after 37 minutes before James Milner pulled a goal back from the penalty spot on the stroke of half-time. Liverpool suffered a third successive away defeat in the competition this season. Lionel Messi scored a record 106th Champions League goal for a single club as  Barcelona  beat  PSV Eindhoven  2-1 to confirm top spot in Group B. Messi struck a stunning opener in the 61st minute just when frustration seemed to be building for Ernesto Valverde's team. Li

PSG 2-1 Liverpool: Reds drop to third in Champions League group after defeat

Liverpool were beaten 2-1 by PSG in their penultimate Champions League game to leave their hopes of reaching the knockout stages in the balance.  It took 13 minutes for PSG to take the lead at the Parc des Princes as Juan Bernat swept home at the near post before Neymar (37) slotted home after Edinson Cavani's flick was saved by Alisson. James Milner (45+1) pulled a goal back for Liverpool just before the break after the visitors were given a penalty when Angel Di Maria fouled Sadio Mane in the area. But neither side could find another goal in the second half and Group C will go down to the final matchday in two weeks' time, with Liverpool needing to beat Napoli 1-0 or by two clear goals to make it into the knockout rounds. Player ratings PSG:  Buffon (6), Kehrer, Thiago Silva (7), Kimpembe (6), Bernat (7), Verratti (7), Marquinhos (8), Mbappe (7), Neymar (7), Di Maria (7), Cavani (6). Subs used:  Alves (6), Choupo-Moting (5), Rabiot (5). Liverpool:  Ali

Raging Buffon's crazy UCL farewell

Gianluigi Buffon raged late into the night after a wild match in Madrid as the Juventus legend was sent off in what was probably the final Champions League match of an extraordinary career. The veteran goalkeeper's frustration spilt over at the Santiago Bernabeu after Juventus beat Real Madrid 3-1 on the night, but were eliminated 4-3 on aggregate in the quarterfinal after English referee Michael Oliver awarded the Spaniards a hotly contested 97th-minute penalty. "In place of a heart he has a rubbish bin," raged 40-year-old Buffon after Oliver pointed to the spot after Mehdi Benatia's challenge on Lucas Vazquez in the dying minutes. Buffon was given his first ever red card in 117 Champions League games and after Wojciech Szczesny had taken his place in the Juventus goal, Cristiano Ronaldo coolly slotted home the spot kick to put defending champions Real Madrid through to the semifinals. "You have to be a murderer to make the last two decisions the refe

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