Champions League top scorer race 2021/22: Who won the golden boot and what is the record?
REAL MADRID secured a sensational 14th Champions League triumph at the expense of Liverpool.
And Karim Benzema earned himself the golden boot to go along with his fifth winners medal.
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The Real Madrid superstar topped the charts with 15 goals, whilst Bayern Munich's talisman Robert Lewandowski occupies second spot on 13.
Mo Salah was the highest ranked player to make it to the final but the Egyptian King was miles off the pace with only eight goals to his name.
Who are the 2021/22 Champions League top goal scorers?
Benzema's hattricks against Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea fired him to the top of the leaderboards but Robert Lewandowski wasn't too far behind before Bayern were eliminated.
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Below are the top five goal scorers for the 2021/22 season:
- Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) - 15 goals
- Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich) - 13 goals
- Sebastien Haller (Ajax) - 11 goals
- Mo Salah (Liverpool) - 8 goals
- Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig) , Riyad Mahrez (Man City) - 7 goals
What is the record for the most Champions League goals in one season?
Cristiano Ronaldo currently holds the record for netting the most Champions League goals in one season.
The Portuguese icon scored 17 times playing for Real Madrid during the 2013-14 campaign.
Interestingly, Ronaldo occupies the top three spots having scored 16 in the 2015/16 season and two editions later.
One more hattrick from Karim Benzema in the Champions League final against Liverpool, would have been enough to overtake his former teammate in the all-time charts but it wasn't to be.
Who won the last Champions League final?
Liverpool's massive clash with Real Madrid took place on Saturday, May 28 2022
The match was scheduled to kick off at 8pm UK time - 9pm in Paris but was delayed due to some dangerous scenes outside of the ground.
Real Madrid ran out 1-0 winners courtesy of a Vinicius Jr. close range finish in the second half.