Lionel Messi has equalled Ruud van Nistelrooy’s record haul of 12 Champions League goals in a single season.
Having already made his mark as the outstanding player on the pitch and having scored a sublime goal to put Barcelona 2-1 ahead against Manchester United, the Messiah found himself wide on the right with his team attacking again. The goal came with the encounter tied at 1-1. Messi picked up a short pass, galloped forward a few paces and unleashed a curling shot from 20 yards out with his left foot into Edwin van der Sar's bottom left corner to give his team a 2-1 lead.
Van Nistelrooy scored the same number of goals for Manchester United in the 2002-03 campaign. The Netherlands veteran striker finished top scorer that season, as he did in 2001-02 (10 goals) and 2004-05 (8 goals).
It was also, remarkably, his 53rd of the season, bringing him levelled with Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo. It's the highest tally by any player in Europe in the 2010-11 season.
Highest Single-Season Goal Scorers in The UEFA Champions League |
| Season | Player | Club | Goals |
| 2010-11 | Lionel Messi | Barcelona | 12 |
| 2002-03 | Ruud van Nistelrooy | Manchester United | 12 |
| 2006-07 | Ricardo Kaka | AC Milan | 10 |
| 2001-02 | Ruud van Nistelrooy | Manchester United | 10 |
| 1999-00 | Mario Jardel | FC Porto | 10 |
| 1999-00 | Rivaldo | Barcelona | 10 |
| 1999-00 | Raul Gonzales | Real Madrid | 10 |
| 1997-98 | Alessandro Del Piero | Juventus | 10 |
| 2008-09 | Lionel Messi | Barcelona | 9 |
| 2005-06 | Andriy Shevchenko | AC Milan | 9 |
| 2003-04 | Fernando Morientes | Monaco | 9 |
| 1995-96 | Jari Litmanen | Ajax Amsterdam | 9 |
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