List of UEFA Champions League top scorers

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1. What is the competition inauguration?1955 as the European Champion Clubs' Cup
2. What is the current all-time top scorer?Cristiano Ronaldo with 140 goals
3. Who has scored the most goals in the UEFA Champions League?Cristiano Ronaldo is the top scorer with 140 goals. He has scored more than any other player in the competition. His record shows how many goals he has made over many seasons.
4. Why are there more goals in recent Champions League games?The competition added a group stage and more teams in the 1990s. This means players have more matches to score in. More games give players more chances to add to their goal totals.

Association Football: The sport commonly known as soccer, played with a ball between two teams of 11 players.
Round-robin group phase: A competition format where each team plays every other team in its group.
All-time top scorer: The individual who has scored the highest number of goals throughout the competition's history.