FC Barcelona vs Lyon preview

On Wednesday, 11 March, FC Barcelona host Olympique Lyon in the Champions League. Barça striker Thierry Henry is one goal short of equalling Alfredo Di Stéfano’s career total of 49 Champions Cup/Champions League goals.

Moreover Henry needs to score twice to reach 50 Champions Cup/Champions League goals. He can become the fourth player to reach this milestone.

Real Madrid’s Raúl holds the record with 64 goals in Champions Cup/Champions League competition.

Most goals in Champions Cup/Champions League
Goals Player Nation CL CL Qual. CC Matches

64 Raúl ESP 64 0 0 124
60 Ruud van Nistelrooy NED 56 4 0 80
56 Andri Shevchenko UKR 47 9 0 105
49 Alfredo di Stéfano ARG, ESP 0 0 49 58
48 Thierry Henry FRA 47 1 0 104
46 Eusébio POR 0 0 46 64
46 Filippo Inzaghi ITA 42 4 0 75
43 Alessandro Del Piero ITA 41 2 0 89
39 Fernando Morientes ESP 33 6 0 100
36 Ferenc Puskas HUN, ESP 0 0 36 41
35 Gerd Müller GER 0 0 35 35