With 44 goals in the tournament proper, Thomas Muller is the 5th most prolific active scorer in the UEFA Champions League. Thomas Muller's 15 goals in the Champions League round of 16.
Karim Benzema has scored Round of 16 goals for two clubs- Olympique Lyonnais and real Madrid. Only 3 players have scored more goals in Round of 16 Champions League than Benzema's tally of 17 goals. Karim Benzema is the first player after Lionel Messi to score in 15 consecutive seasons in the Champions League.
Like Benzema, Robert Lewandowski is one of the top 5 scorers in the Champions League in Round of 16. The Polish international has scored 3 goals for Borussia Dortmund and 15 goals for Bayern Munich
The Portugal captain cedes ground to another player when it comes to 25 goals in the Round of 16 stage of Champions League but holds the record for most round of 16 appearances by player (30). Ronaldo has scored his round of 16 goals for 3 different clubs- Manchester United (2), Real Madrid (18) and Juventus (5).
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Messi's 46 knockout stage goals and 114 in the Champions League tournament proper are tallies bettered only by Ronaldo. However, the Argentina maestro leads his Portuguese counterpart in terms of most round of 16 champions league goals: 29 goals.
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