Bale, Ronaldo, Messi: Who has scored the most goals in Champions League finals?

There is no greater stage for a player to make a name for themselves in club football than the Champions League final.

Club football’s answer to WrestleMania, the grandest stage of them all is the pinnacle of European club competition and crowns a new champion of the continent at the end of every season.

Liverpool and Real Madrid battle to be named European champions of 2022 in what is set to be a match for the ages at the Stade de France.

The Reds are gunning for a treble of trophies having won the 2021/22 Carabao Cup and FA Cup, and will be fuelled by yet another 90+ point Premier League season, even though it wasn’t enough to clinch the title and keep them on track for a historic quadruple.

Real Madrid, meanwhile, have combined immense talent within their squad with an unbreakable knowhow of navigating through the Champions League knockout stages this season. Calling on experience and the heritage of their previous 13 wins, they’ve knocked out Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea and Manchester City in dramatic fashion to book their spot in yet another final.

2022’s climax could well be a goal fest, with Karim Benzema looking unstoppable in his pursuit for a Ballon d’Or and Liverpool boasting one of the most potent attacks possible, including a vengeful Mohamed Salah. Scoring in the Champions League final isn’t for everybody, though, and scoring more than once is an even more challenging feat.

Just 12 players have scored more than once in Champions League finals, making up the all-time top scorers list for the competition’s penultimate game. Ahead of a mammoth clash between Liverpool and Real Madrid, here is the list of all-time Champions League final top scorers.

The German forward actually had a brief stint with Liverpool