Top Scorers Of The Champions League Group Stage: Lionel Messi & Man United Loanee Included

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The Champions League group stage ended on Wednesday night…

The Champions League group stage is now over, and with the competition taking a pause for the next two months we can see who has been putting in the best performances so far.

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With this in mind, here are the top ten scorers in the Champions League group stage…

=9) Nani, Sporting Lisbon (on loan from Manchester United), 4 goals

The Portuguese has been making Manchester United regret letting him out on loan for the season.

=9) Yacine Brahimi, Porto, 4 goals

The World Cup star has carried his form on to new club Porto, and the Algerian has impressed throughout the campaign.

=9) Ciro Immobile, Borussia Dortmund, 4 goals

Jurgen Klopp’s side have been performing much better in the CHampions League than they have been domestically.

=3) Edinson Cavani, Paris St. Germain, 5 goals

The Uruguayan has actually outscored Zlatan Ibrahimovic so far.

=3) Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Madrid, 5 goals

The forward has already scored over twenty goals in all competitions this season.

=3) Mario Mandzukic, Atletico Madrid, 5 goals

The former Bayern Munich man has been doing his best to replace the departed Diego Costa for Diego Simeone.

=3) Sergio Aguero, Manchester City, 5 goals

The Argentine was carrying the Sky Blues before he suffered an injury last week.

=3) Jackson Martinez, Porto, 5 goals

The striker is a big reason why Porto managed to come top of their group.

=3) Karim Benzema, Real Madrid, 5 goals

The Frenchman has been in great form this season, and these five goals are what he has to show for it in European competition.

2) Lionel Messi, Barcelona, 8 goals

The World Cup golden ball winner has been back at his scintillating best.

1) Luiz Adriano, Shakhtar Donetsk, 9 goals

The Brazilian has been the surprise package of the group stage, scoring five goals in a single match at one point!