Champions League round of 16 records: Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi lead the way
Tuesday 2 March 2021
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Who has played the most round of 16 games and scored the most goals? Which are the most successful clubs?
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UEFA.com keeps track of all the UEFA Champions League round of 16 record holders.
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Players
Most appearances
33 Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus)
31 Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
27 Iker Casillas (Real Madrid, Porto)
25 Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona)
24 Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)
23 Dani Alves (Sevilla, Barcelona, Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain)
23 Zlatan Ibrahimović (Juventus, Internazionale Milano, Barcelona, AC Milan, Paris Saint-Germain)
23 Arjen Robben (Chelsea, Real Madrid, Bayern München)
23 Karim Benzema (Lyon, Real Madrid)
Most goals
28 Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
25 Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus)
13 Robert Lewandowski (Borussia Dortmund, Bayern München)
12 Thomas Müller (Bayern München)
10 Karim Benzema (Lyon, Real Madrid)
Most goals in a game
5 Lionel Messi (Barcelona vs Bayer Leverkusen, 07/03/12)
4 Mario Gomez (Bayern München vs Basel, 13/03/12)
4 Josip Iličić (Atalanta vs Valencia, 10/03/20)
3 Sylvain Wiltord (Lyon vs Werder Bremen, 08/03/05)
3 Adriano (Internazionale Milano vs Porto, 15/03/05)
3 Nicklas Bendtner (Arsenal vs Porto, 09/03/10)
3 Robin van Persie (Manchester United vs Olympiacos, 19/03/14)
3 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund vs Benfica, 08/03/17)
3 Sadio Mané (Liverpool vs Porto, 14/02/18)
3 Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus vs Atlético Madrid, 12/03/19)
3 Kylian Mbappé (Paris vs Barcelona, 16/02/21)
(player's team listed first even if away)
Most goals in a tie
6 Lionel Messi (Barcelona vs Bayer Leverkusen, 2011/12)
5 Josip Iličić (Atalanta vs Valencia, 2019/20)
4 Mario Gomez (Bayern München vs Basel, 2011/12)
4 Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid vs Schalke, 2013/14)
4 Wayne Rooney (Manchester United vs AC Milan, 2009/10)
4 Sylvain Wiltord (Lyon vs Werder Bremen, 2004/05)
Clubs
Most appearances (inc 2020/21, max 18)
18 Real Madrid
17 Barcelona
17 Bayern München
15 Chelsea
14 Arsenal
12 Juventus
12 Porto
11 Manchester United
11 Lyon
10 AC Milan
Most appearances by leagues (inc 2020/21)
62 England
58 Spain
44 Italy
43 Germany
28 France
Most different clubs represented (incl 2020/21)
10 Spain
9 Germany
7 England
7 Italy
6 France
Most aggregate wins
14 Barcelona
12 Bayern München
9 Real Madrid
8 Chelsea
7 Juventus
7 Manchester United
6 Liverpool
5 Arsenal
5 AC Milan
5 Atlético Madrid
5 Lyon
5 Paris Saint-Germain
Most aggregate losses
9 Arsenal
8 Porto
8 Real Madrid
6 Chelsea
6 Lyon
5 AC Milan
5 Bayern München
5 Juventus
5 Manchester United
4 Bayer Leverkusen
4 Internazionale Milano
Most wins (match)
21 Barcelona
18 Bayern München
17 Real Madrid
11 Arsenal
11 Juventus
10 Liverpool
9 Chelsea
9 Lyon
9 Manchester United
9 Paris Saint-Germain
Most defeats (match)
13 Arsenal
12 Real Madrid
10 Chelsea
9 Bayern München
9 Juventus
9 Porto
8 AC Milan
8 Bayer Leverkusen
7 Borussia Dortmund
7 Lyon
7 Manchester United
7 Roma
7 Schalke
Most goals scored
85 Bayern München
74 Barcelona
57 Real Madrid
36 Chelsea
35 Juventus
34 Arsenal
33 Paris Saint-Germain
32 Manchester City
28 Liverpool
28 Lyon
26 Manchester United
Most goals conceded
43 Real Madrid
42 Arsenal
38 Barcelona
38 Bayern München
37 Chelsea
33 Porto
31 Schalke
Biggest win (match)
7-0 Bayern München v Basel (13/03/12)
7-0 Bayern München v Shakhtar Donetsk (11/03/15)
7-0 Manchester City v Schalke (12/03/19)
7-1 Bayern München v Sporting CP (10/03/09)
7-1 Barcelona v Bayer Leverkusen (07/03/12)
Biggest win (aggregate)
12-1 Bayern München v Sporting CP (5-0, 7-1) 2008/09
10-2 Lyon v Werder Bremen (3-0, 7-2) 2004/05
10-2 Barcelona v Bayer Leverkusen (3-1, 7-1) 2011/12
10-2 Bayern München v Arsenal (5-1, 5-1) 2016/17
10-2 Manchester City v Schalke (3-2, 7-0) 2018/19
Most goals in a tie
13 Bayern München 12-1 Sporting CP (2008/09)
12 Lyon 10-2 Werder Bremen (2004/05)
12 Barcelona 10-2 Bayer Leverkusen (2011/12)
12 Bayern München 10-2 Arsenal (2016/17)
12 Monaco 6-6 Manchester City (2016/17)
12 Manchester City 10-2 Schalke (2018/19)
12 Atalanta 8-4 Valencia (2019/20)
Miscellaneous
Biggest first-leg deficits recovered
0-4 Barcelona 6-1 Paris Saint-Germain (h, 2016/17)
Fastest red card
3:59 Olexandr Kucher (Shakhtar v Bayern) 11/03/2015
Ties decided in extra time
Juventus 0-1 2-0 Real Madrid (2-1 agg) 2004/05
AC Milan 0-0 1-0 Celtic (1-0 agg) 2006/07
Chelsea 1-3 4-1 Napoli (5-4 agg) 2011/12
Paris Saint-Germain 1-1 2-2 Chelsea (3-3 agg, away goals) 2014/15
Bayern 2-2 4-2 Juventus (6-4 agg) 2015/16
Porto 1-2 3-1 Roma (4-3 agg) 2018/19
Atlético 1-0 3-2 Liverpool (4-2 agg) 2019/20
Ties decided by penalty shoot-out
Fenerbahçe 3-2 Sevilla (5-5 agg) 2007/08
Schalke 4-1 Porto (1-1 agg) 2007/08
Arsenal 7-6 Roma (1-1 agg) 2008/09
APOEL 4-3 Lyon (1-1 agg) 2011/12
Atlético Madrid 3-2 Bayer Leverkusen (1-1 agg) 2014/15
Atlético Madrid 8-7 PSV Eindhoven (0-0 agg) 2015/16