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Leading Champions League scorers all-time

Madrid - Cristiano Ronaldo made history by becoming the first player to reach 100 Champions League goals as he scored a hat-trick in Tuesday's quarter-final second leg against Bayern Munich.

The Portugal star, who racked up a century of goals in Europe in the first leg, headed in his first of the game on 76 minutes before firing Real back ahead in the tie on 105 minutes.

Ronaldo struck his third goal five minutes later to all but secure Real's place in the semi-finals.

Leading Champions League scorers (since its inception in 1992-93):

101 - Cristiano Ronaldo 

94 - Lionel Messi

71 - Raul

60 - Ruud van Nistelrooy

59 - Andrei Shevchenko

51-  Thierry Henry, Karim Benzema

50 - Filippo Inzaghi

49 - Zlatan Ibrahimovic

44 - Didier Drogba

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