Here's what you need to know about the top scorers in this year's competition, with candidates from Ajax, Liverpool and Bayern Munich
The 2021-22 Champions League group stage is now underway, with Europe's biggest heavyweights competing for continental glory.
The likes of Barcelona, Real Madrid, Liverpool, Manchester City and PSG are all involved, with some enticing match-ups already taking place.
Goal will keep you updated on the individual goal tallies for the highest-scoring Champions League players this season.
Champions League 2021-22 Top Scorers
Ajax's Sebastien Haller leads the pack with 10 strikes, while Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski is on nine.
They are followed by RB Leipzig's Christopher Nkunku and Liverpool's Mohamed Salah (seven goals), and Man Utd's Cristiano Ronaldo (six goals).
| Pos | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sebastien Haller | Ajax | 10 |
2 | Robert Lewandowski | Bayern Munich | 9 |
=3 | Christopher Nkunku | RB Leipzig | 7 |
=3 | Mohamed Salah | Liverpool | 7 |
5 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Manchester United | 6 |
=6 | Karim Benzema | Real Madrid | 5 |
=6 | Riyad Mahrez | Manchester City | 5 |
=6 | Lionel Messi | PSG | 5 |
| =9 | Leroy Sane | Bayern Munich | 4 |
=9 | Kylian Mbappe | PSG | 4 |
=9 | Pedro Goncalves | Sporting | 4 |
=9 | Antoine Griezmann | Atletico Madrid | 4 |
Who finished top in 2020-21?
Erling Haaland Dortmund 2021-22
Borussia Dortmund wonderkid Erling Haaland was crowned the Champions League top-scorer in 2020-21 season despite his side being knocked out at the quarter-final stage.
Haaland scored 10 goals, finishing two goals ahead of PSG star Kylian Mbappe and four ahead of the likes of Marcus Rashford, Olivier Giroud and Mohamed Salah who scored six goals each.
It was Lewandowski who finished as the Champions League top scorer the campaign prior in 2019-20, which is also the season that Bayern won the competition.
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