Champions League round of 16 records: Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi lead the way
Wednesday 17 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
34 Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus)
32 Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
27 Iker Casillas (Real Madrid, Porto)
25 Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona)
25 Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)
24 Karim Benzema (Lyon, Real Madrid)
23 Dani Alves (Sevilla, Barcelona, Juventus, Paris Saint-Germain)
23 Sergio Busquets (Barcelona)
23 Zlatan Ibrahimović (Juventus, Inter, Barcelona, AC Milan, Paris Saint-Germain)
23 Pepe (Porto, Real Madrid, Beşiktaş)
23 Arjen Robben (Chelsea, Real Madrid, Bayern)
Most goals
29 Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
25 Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus)
14 Robert Lewandowski (Dortmund, Bayern)
12 Thomas Müller (Bayern)
11 Karim Benzema (Lyon, Real Madrid)
Most goals in a game
5 Lionel Messi (Barcelona vs Leverkusen, 07/03/12)
4 Mario Gomez (Bayern vs Basel, 13/03/12)
4 Josip Iličić (Atalanta vs Valencia, 10/03/20)
3 Sylvain Wiltord (Lyon vs Bremen, 08/03/05)
3 Adriano (Inter vs Porto, 15/03/05)
3 Nicklas Bendtner (Arsenal vs Porto, 09/03/10)
3 Robin van Persie (Man. United vs Olympiacos, 19/03/14)
3 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Dortmund vs Benfica, 08/03/17)
3 Sadio Mané (Liverpool vs Porto, 14/02/18)
3 Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus vs Atlético de 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 Leverkusen, 2011/12)
5 Josip Iličić (Atalanta vs Valencia, 2019/20)
4 Erling Haaland (Dortmund vs Sevilla, 2020/21)
4 Mario Gomez (Bayern vs Basel, 2011/12)
4 Kylian Mbappé (Paris vs Barcelona, 2020/21)
4 Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid vs Schalke, 2013/14)
4 Wayne Rooney (Manchester United vs AC Milan, 2009/10)
4 Sylvain Wiltord (Lyon vs Bremen, 2004/05)
Clubs
Most appearances (inc 2020/21, max 18)
18 Real Madrid
17 Barcelona
17 Bayern
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
13 Bayern
10 Real Madrid
9 Chelsea
7 Juventus
7 Liverpool
7 Manchester United
6 Paris Saint-Germain
5 Arsenal
5 AC Milan
5 Atlético de Madrid
5 Lyon
5 Manchester City
Most aggregate losses
9 Arsenal
8 Porto
8 Real Madrid
6 Chelsea
6 Juventus
6 Lyon
5 AC Milan
5 Bayern
5 Manchester United
4 Leverkusen
4 Inter
4 Sevilla
Most wins (match)
21 Barcelona
19 Bayern
18 Real Madrid
12 Juventus
11 Arsenal
11 Liverpool
10 Chelsea
9 Lyon
9 Manchester City
9 Manchester United
9 Paris Saint-Germain
Most defeats (match)
13 Arsenal
12 Real Madrid
10 Chelsea
10 Porto
9 Bayern
9 Juventus
8 AC Milan
8 Leverkusen
7 Dortmund
7 Lyon
7 Manchester United
7 Roma
7 Schalke
Most goals scored
87 Bayern
75 Barcelona
60 Real Madrid
38 Chelsea
38 Juventus
34 Arsenal
34 Manchester City
34 Paris Saint-Germain
30 Liverpool
28 Lyon
26 Manchester United
Most goals conceded
44 Real Madrid
42 Arsenal
39 Barcelona
39 Bayern
37 Chelsea
33 Porto
31 Schalke
Biggest win (match)
7-0 Bayern vs Basel (13/03/12)
7-0 Bayern vs Shakhtar (11/03/15)
7-0 Manchester City vs Schalke (12/03/19)
7-1 Bayern vs Sporting CP (10/03/09)
7-1 Barcelona vs Leverkusen (07/03/12)
Biggest win (aggregate)
12-1 Bayern vs Sporting CP (5-0, 7-1) 2008/09
10-2 Lyon vs Bremen (3-0, 7-2) 2004/05
10-2 Barcelona vs Leverkusen (3-1, 7-1) 2011/12
10-2 Bayern vs Arsenal (5-1, 5-1) 2016/17
10-2 Manchester City vs Schalke (3-2, 7-0) 2018/19
Most goals in a tie
13 Bayern 12-1 Sporting CP (2008/09)
12 Lyon 10-2 Bremen (2004/05)
12 Barcelona 10-2 Leverkusen (2011/12)
12 Bayern 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 vs 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
Juventus 1-2 3-2 Sevilla (4-4 agg, away goals) 2020/21
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 de Madrid 3-2 Leverkusen (1-1 agg) 2014/15
Atlético de Madrid 8-7 PSV Eindhoven (0-0 agg) 2015/16