Messi leading goal scorer in Champions League

ROME - Lionel Messi is the leading scorer of the Champions League football with nine goals followed by Liverpool’s Steven Gerrad with seven and Miroslav Klose of Bayern Munich with six.

The list of leading scorers:

9 Lionel Messi (Barcelona);

7 Steven Gerrard (Liverpool); Miroslav Klose (Bayern Munich);

6 Lisandro Lopez (Porto);

5 Thierry Henry (Barcelona); Didier Drogba (Chelsea); Emmanuel Adebayor (Arsenal); Robin van Persie (Arsenal); Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus); Karim Benzema (Olympique Lyon);

4 Samuel Eto’o (Barcelona); Wayne Rooney (Manchester United); Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United); Dimitar Berbatov (Manchester United); Franck Ribery (Bayern Munich); Jadson (Shakhtar Donetsk); Danny Koevermans (PSV Eindhoven); Joseba Llorente (Villarreal); Vangelis Mantzios (Panathinaikos); Alberto Gilardino (Fiorentina).