#3 Lionel Messi - 5 direct free-kicks
Who has the most free-kicks in the UCL?
Cristiano Ronaldo breaks UCL free-kick goals record. Cristiano Ronaldo scored with a free kick against Sporting Lisbon in Real Madrid's UEFA Champions league opener on Wednesday, to break the all-time free-kick goalscoring record of the tournament.
How many free-kicks has Messi taken in his career?
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In league matches, Messi has taken 433 shots from free-kicks, scoring 39. Even though Messi has taken more free-kicks than Ronaldo in recent years, CR7 has taken nearly 100 more in his career, with 533 shots from dead balls and 33 resulting in goals (6.1%).
How many goals does Messi have in UCL career?
Messi is second behind Cristiano Ronaldo in the overall list of both top UEFA club competition scorers (he has 126, Ronaldo 143) and top UEFA Champions League/European Cup scorers (123 compared with Ronaldo's 140).
Who is the king of UCL all-time?
Cristiano Ronaldo leads the UEFA Champions League in all-time goals scored, scoring a total of 135 goals. Lionel Messi sits in second place with 120 goals. Both players stand well clear of the other contenders, with third placed Robert Lewandowski scoring 73 goals.
38 related questions foundHow many free-kicks Ronaldo scored in his career?
Cristiano Ronaldo may have scored 55 free-kicks throughout his career, but is it time the Portuguese forward hands over set-pieces to someone else? During his rise to becoming one of the best players in the world, a lot of the praise given to Cristiano Ronaldo was down to his ability to score in a multitude of ways.
Who scored the most free-kicks Messi or Ronaldo?
LIONEL MESSI passed Cristiano Ronaldo's record for most free-kicks scored - in another landmark week for BOTH legends. Messi's Copa America cracker for Argentina against Chile took him to 57, the highest by any active player and one more than Ronaldo.
How many records does Messi hold?
A prolific goalscorer and creative playmaker, Messi holds the records for most goals in La Liga (474), a La Liga and European league season (50), most hat-tricks in La Liga (36) and the UEFA Champions League (8), and most assists in La Liga (192), a La Liga season (21) and the Copa América (17).
Which player has more free-kick goals?
Juninho Pernambucano ranks ahead of Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and David Beckham as the player who has scored the most club free-kicks in the 21st century.
How many free-kicks Messi scored in 2021?
The Argentine has scored one free-kick goal in the 2014 World Cup and converted three free-kicks in Copa America, two in 2016 and one in 2021.
Who is the god of free-kick?
Lionel Messi has overtaken Cristiano Ronaldo in terms of most free-kick goals scored.
How many free-kick goals has Messi and Ronaldo?
Messi has scored 50 free-kick goals at the club level whereas Ronaldo has scored 48 free-kick goals at the club level.
Who is the top scorer in 2021?
Robert Lewandowski has finished the top scorer playing in Europe for club and country for the third calendar year running. The Poland striker followed up his 54 goals in 2019 and 47 in 2020 with an incredible 69 in 2021, including a record 43 in the Bundesliga for Bayern München.
How many free-kick did Beckham score?
Manchester United legend David Beckham leads the way, and by a margin too, with 18 goals scored directly from free-kicks.
How many UCL does cr7?
Cristiano Ronaldo is the only player to have won five UEFA Champions League titles, having first lifted the trophy with Manchester United in 2008 before adding further triumphs with Real Madrid in 2014, 2016, 2017 and 2018.
