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European football never fails to produce thrill and that is evident if you observe the return of the UEFA Champions League this season, with our favorite clubs and superstars coming back to entertain us with their unbelievable talents and impressive performances in Europe's elite tournament.
While we have witnessed a couple of highly talented midfielders and fantastic defenders also hitting the headlines in the competition so far during the term, it is the attackers who have actually established themselves on top of the rankings and gotten the tournament underway - courtesy of their amazing goalscoring exploits.
We haven't gone far into the competition yet some of these superstars have stolen the attention of football fans across the continent with their spectacular displays and incredible records in front of goal as they aim to lead their respective clubs to European glory this term.
We take a look at 5 incredible attackers who have started the UEFA Champions League campaign explosively this term:
#5 Kylian Mbappe
Paris Saint-Germain superstar Kylian Mbappe is one of the most terrifying attackers in the UEFA Champions League at the moment - thanks to his electrifying performances in the competition since the beginning of the campaign.
After helping his nation to claim glory in the prestigious FIFA World Cup tournament that took place in Russia recently, the French international has come back into the European tournament in a fantastic form - tormenting opposition defenders with his incredible pace and fantastic dribbling skills as well as making goalkeepers look helpless using his unbelievable finishing.
Mbappe has started his Champions League campaign on a brilliant note this season, bagging 2 incredible goals in 2 appearances for Paris Saint Germain as well as cementing his place among the elite goalscorers in the competition so far this term.
#4 Edin Dzeko
There aren't many attackers in Serie A that can claim to be at the same level as Roma superstar Edin Dzeko as far as UEFA Champions League performances are taken into account.
The Bosnian international was one of the best strikers in the tournament during the previous campaign, bagging an impressive 8 goals and 5 assists to help the Italian side reach the semi-finals of the competition and he has come back with a bang this season - aiming to take his goal tally to a greater height.
Dzeko is off to a great start in the European tournament this term, combining his immense physicality and incredible finishing to wreak havoc in the opposition box. The striker has bagged 3 amazing goals in 2 Champions League appearances for the Serie A giants and he will be keen to score even more as the campaign progresses.
#3 Paulo Dybala
Argentine international Paulo Dybala is another striker who has had a brilliant start to the UEFA Champions League campaign this season.
After missing his side's opening fixture against Valencia, Dybala was given the opportunity to impress when Juventus welcomed Young Boys Bern to the Allianz Stadium and the winger took the game by the scruff of the neck, producing an extraordinary display and bagging a fantastic hat-trick to help his team to a 3-0 victory over the newcomers.
The Argentine has 3 impressive goals to his name in just one Champions League appearance this season - earning himself a brilliant start to his European campaign as well as sitting among the top scorers of the competition at the moment.
#2 Neymar Junior
When it comes to rating the hottest and most impressive attackers in Europe since the UEFA Champions League campaign began this season, there is absolutely no way we can omit Brazilian superstar Neymar Junior from our list.
The Paris Saint-Germain superstar has been on fire in the European tournament this season, leaving memories of a turbulent FIFA World Cup outing with his nation in Russia behind him and taking the center stage as the Ligue 1 champions relaunch their Champions League mission this term.
Neymar has recorded a fantastic 3 goals and 1 assist to his name in 2 Champions League appearances for the French giants this season and with such an electrifying start to the campaign, he will surely be a contender for the prestigious Golden Shoe, come the end of the term.
#1 Lionel Messi
Barcelona maestro Lionel Messi has been in a league of his own as far as the UEFA Champions League is concerned this season. The Argentine recently promised the Camp Nou faithful that he would do anything to return the prestigious trophy to the Catalan capital this term and he has backed his words with a couple of blistering displays in the tournament.
It took the attacker just 32 minutes to score his first European goal of the campaign, grabbing the opener as well as completing a spectacular hat-trick to earn Barcelona an important 4-0 victory over PSV Eindhoven in the opening fixture.
Messi followed it up with his most impressive display yet this season, producing an eye-catching performance and helping La Blaugrana maintain their 100% start to the campaign with a 4-2 humiliation of Tottenham Hotspur at the Wembley Stadium, a match in which the Argentine bagged 2 fantastic goals and also had a hand in the other 2.
He currently sits on top of the Champions League goalscorers' chart with a whopping 5 goals to his name in just 2 appearances and with such impressive start, he is well on track to achieve greater things in the tournament this season.
