UEFA Champions League 2018/19: 10 Players who have outscored Cristiano Ronaldo this season

#1 Lionel Messi (Barcelona) - 8 goals

Barcelona might be five times winners of the Champions League and two-time treble winners, but they have massively struggled on the continent in recent years.

However, the Blaugrana have the presence of arguably the greatest player of all time within their ranks and the 31-year-old has made it his priority to return continental glory to the Camp Nou.

Lionel Messi began the season in emphatic fashion, netting a hattrick in the 5-0 demolition of PSV on the opening day and he has not shown any signs of relenting since then.

So far this season, the Argentine maestro has scored eight goals and registered four assists from just five matches.

Having seen eternal rival Cristiano Ronaldo mastermind the elimination of Atletico Madrid, Lionel Messi responded in kind just a day later, scoring and assisting two each coming in the 5-1 demolition of Lyon in the last round to send his statement of intent to the rest of Europe.

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