Scorers in the Champions League: Messi leaves the way open for Ronaldo

Lionel Messi (Barcelona), injured, leaves the way open for his rival Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) to take only the top scorer in the Champions League, with the second day of hens Tuesday and Wednesday.

Ranking C1 2013-14

3 goals: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid), Messi (FC Barcelona)

2 goals: Benzema (Real Madrid), Rooney (Manchester United), Teixeira (Shakhtar Donetsk), Thiago Motta (Paris SG)

1 goal: Agüero (Manchester City), Alaba (Bayern Munich), J. Ayew (Marseille), KP Boateng (Schalke 04), Bulut (Galatasaray), Cavani (Paris SG), Djuricic (Benfica), Draxler (Schalke 04), Dzeko (Manchester City), Higuain (Naples), Hulk (St. Petersburg ), Insignia (Naples), Isco (Real Madrid), Jørgensen (FC Copenhagen), Leo Baptistao (Atletico Madrid), Lucho Gonzalez (FC Porto), Luisao (Benfica), Mandzukic (Bayern Munich), Marquinhos (Paris SG), Miranda (Atletico Madrid), Muntari (AC Milan), Oscar (Chelsea), Piqué (FC Barcelona), Quagliarella (Juventus), Ramsey (Arsenal), Robben (Bayern Munich), Rolfes (Bayer Leverkusen), Salah (Basel) Streller (Basel), Toprak (Bayer Leverkusen), Y. Touré (Manchester City), Turan (Atletico Madrid), Uchida (Schalke 04), Valencia (Manchester United), van Persie (Manchester United), Walcott (Arsenal), Weiss (Olympiakos)

Top scorers in the Champions League (since 1992-93, from the group stage)

1. Raul (Al Sadd) 71 goals

2. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) 62

3. Ruud van Nistelrooy (*) 56

4. Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) 53

5. Thierry Henry (New York Red Bulls) 50

6. Andriy Shevchenko (*) 48

7. Filippo Inzaghi (*) 46

8. Alessandro Del Piero (Sydney FC) 42

9. Didier Drogba (Galatasaray) 40

10. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) 33

. Fernando Morientes (*) 33

12. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris SG) 31