Lionel Messi vs Cristiano Ronaldo: Who has scored against most opponents in Champions League?

PSG won 3-1 against Israeli club Maccabi Haifa in the UEFA Champions League. Maccabi took the lead in the 24th minute with Je'Rod Cherry's goal. Lionel Messi equalized for PSG in the 37th minute of the match. The Argentine star also made a pair of records. Messi is the first footballer in the history of the Champions League to score 18 goals in a row. Messi also broke the record of Cristiano Ronaldo in this match. Messi's first goal was against an Israeli club. Messi holds the record for goals against 39 different teams in the Champions League. Cristiano Ronaldo has scored against 38 different teams, Messi overtook him.

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Cristiano Ronaldo may hold the all-time Champions League goal lead over Lionel Messi, but on Wednesday, Messi broke a tie with his rival for most teams scored against in the competition's history. It was Messi's 126th goal.

Incidentally, this time Ronaldo is not playing in the Champions League. His team Manchester United will play in the Europa League. As a result, there is no possibility to break Messi's record this time.

Clubs that Messi has scored against in the Champions League:

AC Milan, Ajax, APOEL, Arsenal, AS Roma, Basel, BATE Borisov, Bayer Leverkusen, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Celtic, Chelsea, Club Brugge, Copenhagen, Dynamo Kyiv, Ferencváros, Glasgow Rangers, Juventus, Liverpool, Lyon, Maccabi Haifa, Manchester City, Manchester United, Olympiacos, Napoli, Panathinaikos, PSG, PSV Eindhoven, RB Leipzig, Real Madrid, Shakhtar Donetsk, Spartak Moscow, Slavia Prague, Sporting Lisbon, Stuttgart, Tottenham, Viktoria Plzen and Werder Bremen.

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List of players who has scored against most opponents in the Champions League: