Champions League: Top 5 contenders for the Golden Boot

Cristiano Ronaldo is the current holder of the UCL Golden Boot
Cristiano Ronaldo is the current holder of the UCL Golden Boot

#3 Moussa Marega (FC Porto) - 6 goals

Marega scored in six consecutive UEFA Champions League matches
Marega scored in six consecutive UEFA Champions League matches

Moussa Marega wrote his name into the Champions League record books in March when he scored the second goal of Porto's 3-1 extra time win over AS Roma in the round-of-16.

This marked the sixth consecutive game that the Malian international had scored in, dating back to matchday 2 in the clash with Galatasaray.

The 27-year-old went on to score a goal in consecutive matches against Lokomotiv Moscow (home and away), Schalke 04, Galatasaray and the aforementioned Roma match(although he missed the first leg against Roma due to injury).

He thereby entered the record books as the sixth man to score in six consecutive Champions League matches, joining Ruud Van Nistelrooy, Burak Yilmaz, Edinson Cavani, Marouane Chamakh, and Cristiano Ronaldo.

The run, unfortunately, came to an end in the 2-0 loss to Liverpool, but that takes nothing away from the spectacular season the Malian international has had.

Surprisingly, he has failed to reach the same heights in other competitions, as he has scored just seven goals from 23 Portuguese Primeira Liga matches.

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