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Champions League quarter-final records and statistics

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have racked up the goals and appearances at this knockout stage; we open the quarter-final record book for the lowdown on all the best last-eight feats.

Quarter-final record scorer Cristiano Ronaldo enjoys registering in Man United's famous 7-1 win against Roma in 2007
Quarter-final record scorer Cristiano Ronaldo enjoys registering in Man United's famous 7-1 win against Roma in 2007 Man United via Getty Images

UEFA.com keeps track of all the UEFA Champions League quarter-final record holders.

Champions League stats handbook

Players

Which player has made the most appearances in the Champions League quarter-finals?

Lionel Messi: Every Champions League goal

UEFA Champions League
23 Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
22
Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona)
22 Gerard Piqué (Man United, Barcelona)
22
Cristiano Ronaldo (Man United, Real Madrid, Juventus)
21 Sergio Busquets (Barcelona)
21
Ryan Giggs (Man United)
21 Manuel Neuer (Schalke, Bayern)
21 Thomas Müller ( Bayern)
21
Xavi Hernández (Barcelona)

European Cup
23 Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
22
Paco Gento (Real Madrid)
22 Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona)
22 Gerard Piqué (Man United, Barcelona)
22
 Cristiano Ronaldo (Man United, Real Madrid, Juventus)
21 Sergio Busquets (Barcelona)
21
Ryan Giggs (Man United)
21 Manuel Neuer (Schalke, Bayern)
21 Thomas Müller ( Bayern)
21
Xavi Hernández (Barcelona)

Which player has scored the most goals in the Champions League quarter-finals?

Every Cristiano Ronaldo Champions League goal

UEFA Champions League
25 Cristiano Ronaldo (Man United, Real Madrid, Juventus)
12 Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
10 Raúl González (Real Madrid, Schalke)
9 Filippo Inzaghi (Juventus, AC Milan)
9 Andriy Shevchenko (Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan)

European Cup
25 Cristiano Ronaldo (Man United, Real Madrid, Juventus)
14 Alfredo Di Stéfano (Real Madrid)
12 Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
10 Raúl González (Real Madrid, Schalke)
9 Filippo Inzaghi (Juventus, AC Milan)
9 Andriy Shevchenko (Dynamo Kyiv, AC Milan)

Which player has scored the most goals in a Champions League quarter-final game?

UEFA Champions League
4
Lionel Messi (Barcelona vs Arsenal, 06/04/2010)
3 Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid vs Bayern, 18/04/2017)
3 Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid vs Wolfsburg, 12/04/2016)
3 Ronaldo (Real Madrid vs Man United, 23/04/2003)
3 Gerard López (Valencia vs Lazio, 05/04/2000)
3 Filippo Inzaghi (Juventus vs Dynamo Kyiv, 18/03/1998)
3 Karim Benzema (Real Madrid vs Chelsea, 06/04/2022)

European Cup
4 Lionel Messi (Barcelona vs Arsenal, 06/04/2010)
4 Sándor Kocsis (Barcelona vs Wolves, 02/03/1960)
4 Alfredo Di Stéfano (Real Madrid vs Wiener SC, 18/03/1959)
4 Alfredo Di Stéfano (Real Madrid vs Sevilla, 23/01/1958)

(player's team listed first even if away)

Lionel Messi after goal No4 against Arsenal in 2010
Lionel Messi after goal No4 against Arsenal in 2010©Getty Images

Which player has scored the most goals in a Champions League quarter-final tie?

UEFA Champions League only
5 Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid vs Bayern, 2016/17)
4 Karim Benzema (Real Madrid vs Chelsea, 2021/22)
4 Lionel Messi (Barcelona vs Arsenal, 2009/10)
4 Filippo Inzaghi (Juventus vs Dynamo Kyiv, 1997/98)

Clubs

Which club has reached the Champions League quarter-finals the most times?

UEFA Champions League (including 2022/23)
21 Bayern
19 Real Madrid
18 Barcelona
14
 Man United
12 Chelsea
12
 Juventus

European Cup (including 2022/23)
38
Real Madrid
33 Bayern
22 Barcelona
19 Benfica
19
Juventus
19 Man United
17 Liverpool

Which club has reached the most successive Champions League quarter-finals?

UEFA Champions League/European Cup
13
Barcelona (2007/08–2019/20)
8 Real Madrid (2010/11–2017/18)
7 Bayern (2011/12–2017/18)
7
Real Madrid (1997/98–2003/04)
7 Man United (1996/97–2002/03)

Which club has won the most Champions League quarter-final ties?

UEFA Champions League
15 Real Madrid
12
 Bayern*
11 Barcelona
8 Chelsea
7 Juventus
7 Man United

European Cup
31 Real Madrid
20 Bayern*
15 Barcelona
12 Liverpool
12 Man United
12 Juventus

Which club has lost the most Champions League quarter-final ties?

UEFA Champions League
8 Bayern
7 Barcelona*
7
Man United
6
Porto
5 Benfica
5
Juventus
4
Arsenal
4 Atlético
4 Dortmund
4 Inter
4 Paris

European Cup
12 Bayern
10 Benfica
7
Barcelona
7
Juventus
7
Man United
7 Porto
6 Barcelona*****
6 Real Madrid

Famous quarter-final moments

Which club has won the most Champions League quarter-final matches?

UEFA Champions League
20 Real Madrid
18 Bayern
16 Barcelona
12 Man United
11 Chelsea
10
Liverpool

European Cup
38 Real Madrid
32 Bayern
22 Barcelona
20 Liverpool
18 Man United

Which club has lost the most Champions League quarter-final matches?

UEFA Champions League
11 Bayern
11 Real Madrid
9 Barcelona
9
Man United
8 Chelsea
7 Dortmund
7 Inter
7 Juventus
7 Porto

European Cup
24
Real Madrid
19 Benfica
17 Bayern
12 Juventus
11 Man United

Which club has scored the most Champions League quarter-final goals?

UEFA Champions League
71 Real Madrid
67
Bayern
58 Barcelona
44 Man United
39 Chelsea

European Cup
146 Real Madrid
109 Bayern
79 Barcelona
68 Liverpool
68
Man United

Which club has conceded the most Champions League quarter-final goals?

UEFA Champions League
50 Bayern
43 Real Madrid
42
Barcelona
35 Chelsea
34
Man United

European Cup
90 Real Madrid
76 Bayern
59 Benfica
47 Man United
46 Barcelona

What is the biggest win in a Champions League quarter-final match?

2019/20 highlights: Barcelona 2-8 Bayern

UEFA Champions League
8-2 Bayern vs Barcelona (2019/20)
7-1 
Man United vs Roma (2006/07)
6-1 Bayern vs Porto (2014/15)
5-1 Barcelona vs Shakhtar (2010/11)
5-1 Barcelona vs Chelsea (1999/00)
4-0
Real Madrid vs Tottenham (2010/11)
4-0 Barcelona v Bayern (2008/09)
4-0 Deportivo La Coruña v AC Milan (2003/04)
4-0 
Bayern vs Kaiserslautern (1998/99)
4-0 
Man United vs Porto (1996/97)

European Cup
8-0 Real Madrid vs Sevilla (1957/58)
8-2 Bayern vs Barcelona (2019/20)
7-1 Man United vs Roma (2006/07)
7-1 Real Madrid vs Wiener SC (1958/59)
6-0 Benfica vs Nürnberg (1961/62)

What is the biggest aggregate win in a Champions League quarter-final tie?

UEFA Champions League
8-2 Real Madrid vs APOEL (0-3 5-2) 2011/12
6-0 Bayern vs Kaiserslautern (2-0 0-4) 1998/99
6-1 Liverpool v Porto (2-0 4-1) 2018/19
6-1
Barcelona vs Shakhtar (5-1 0-1) 2010/11
5-0 Real Madrid vs Tottenham (4-0 0-1) 2010/11
5-0 AC Milan vs Inter (2-0 0-3*) 2004/05
*Second leg awarded as a 3-0 win following crowd disturbance

European Cup
10-2 Real Madrid vs Sevilla (8-0, 2-2) 1957/58
9-2 Barcelona vs Wolves (4-0, 5-2) 1959/60
8-1 AC Milan vs Galatasaray (3-1, 5-0) 1962/63
7-0 Dynamo Kyiv vs Beşiktaş (5-0 2-0) 1986/87

Which Champions League quarter-final tie produced the most goals?

UEFA Champions League
12 Chelsea 7-5 Liverpool (2008/09)
11 Real Madrid 6-5 Man United (2002/03)
11 Chelsea 6-5 Bayern (2004/05)
11 Man United 8-3 Roma (2006/07)
11 Bayern 7-4 Porto (2014/15)

European Cup
14 Stade de Reims 8-6 MTK Hungaria (1955/56)
12 Chelsea 7-5 Liverpool (2008/09)
12 Real Madrid 10-2 Sevilla (1957/58)

Miscellaneous

Bojan Krkić in 2008
Bojan Krkić in 2008©Getty Images

Who is the youngest scorer in the Champions League quarter-finals?

17 years 217 days Bojan Krkić (Schalke 0-1 Barcelona) 01/04/2008

What is the biggest first-leg deficit overturned in the Champions League quarter-finals?

1-4 Deportivo La Coruña 4-0 AC Milan (2003/04)
1-4
Roma 3-0 Barcelona (2017/18)

Which Champions League quarter-final ties have gone to extra time?

Ajax 1-1 3-2 Atlético (1996/97)
Dortmund 0-0 1-0 Bayern (1997/98)
Barcelona 1-3 5-1 Chelsea (1999/2000)
Juventus 1-1 2-1 Barcelona (2002/03)
Real Madrid 2-1 4-2 Bayern (2016/17)
Real Madrid 3-1 2-3 Chelsea (2021/22)

Which Champions League quarter-final ties were decided by a penalty shoot-out?

PSV Eindhoven 4-2 Lyon, 2-2 agg (2004/05)

Which team has the best win percentage in Champions League/European Cup quarter-final ties?

100% Hamburg, Leeds United, Steaua Bucureşti (W3 L0)
100% Nottingham Forest, Zürich (W2 L0)
100% Derby County, Dundee, Dundee United, Eintracht Frankfurt, FC Dinamo 1948, Győr, Hibernian, Leipzig, Malmö FF, Nantes, Real Sociedad, Widzew Łódź, Young Boys (W1 L0)
83.8% Real Madrid (W31 L6)
75% Panathinaikos (W3 L1)
73.3% AC Milan (W11 L4)
72.7% Chelsea (W8 L3)

Which country has had the most different teams in the European Cup quarter-finals?

19 Germany*
14 England
11 France
10 Spain
7 Italy

Great Champions League quarter-final goals

Which country has had most teams in the European Cup quarter-finals (including 2022/23)?

86 Spain (Real Madrid 38, Barcelona 22, Atlético 11, Valencia 4, Deportivo 3, Villarreal 3, Sevilla 2, Athletic Club 1, Málaga 1, Real Sociedad 1)
77
England (Man United 19, Liverpool 17, Chelsea 12, Arsenal 7, Manchester City 7, Leeds United 3, Tottenham 3, Aston Villa 2, Nottingham Forest 2, Everton 1, Derby County 1, Burnley 1, Wolves 1, Leicester City 1)
70
Germany* (Bayern 33, Dortmund 9, Mönchengladbach 3, Hamburg 3, Schalke 3, Dynamo Dresden 3, Leverkusen 2, Dynamo Berlin 2, Köln 2, Carl Zeiss Jena 1, Eintracht Braunschweig 1, Eintracht Frankfurt 1, Kaiserslautern 1, Leipzig 1, Nürnberg 1, Victoria 91 1, Werder Bremen 1, Wismut Aue 1, Wolfsburg 1)
57
Italy (Juventus 19, AC Milan 16, Inter 13, Roma 4, Fiorentina 2, Atalanta 1, Lazio 1, Napoli 1)
34
France (Paris Saint-Germain 7, Lyon 5, Monaco 5, Bordeaux 3, Marseille 3, Reims 3, St-Étienne 3, Nice 2, Auxerre 1, Nantes 1, Strasbourg 1)
29
Portugal (Benfica 19, Porto 9, Sporting CP 1)
25
Netherlands (Ajax 13, PSV Eindhoven 7, Feyenoord 3, FC Amsterdam 1, Sparta Rotterdam 1)
16
Scotland (Celtic 7, Rangers 5, Aberdeen 1, Dundee 1, Dundee United 1, Hibernian 1)
14
Belgium (Anderlecht 7, Standard Liège 4, Club Brugge 2, Mechelen 1)
11
Serbia** (Crvena Zvezda 8, Partizan 3, Vojvodina 1)
11
Ukraine*** (Dynamo Kyiv 8, Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 2, Shakhtar Donetsk 1)
9
Austria (Rapid Wien 4, Austria Wien 2, Wiener SC 2, Wacker Innsbruck 1)
9
Czech Republic**** (Dukla Praha 4, Sparta Praha 3, Baník Ostrava 1, Hradec Králové 1)
8
Hungary (Újpest 3, Vasas 2, Ferencváros 1, Győr 1, MTK Budapest 1)
8
Sweden (IFK Göteborg 4, Åtvidaberg 1, Djurgården 1, IFK Malmö 1, Malmö FF 1)
7
Poland (Legia Warszawa 3, Górnik Zabrze 1, Ruch Chorzów 1, Widzew Łódź 1, Wisła Kraków 1)
7
Turkey (Galatasaray 5, Beşiktaş 1, Fenerbahçe 1)
6
Bulgaria (CSKA Sofia 6)
6
Greece (Panathinaikos 4, AEK Athens 1, Olympiacos 1)
6
Switzerland (Grasshoppers 2, Zürich 2, Basel 1, Young Boys 1)
5
Romania (Steaua Bucureşti 3, Dinamo Bucureşti 1, Universitatea Craiova 1)
4
Russia*** (Spartak Moskva 3, CSKA Moskva 1)
3
Croatia** (Hajduk Split 3)
3
Slovakia**** (Spartak Trnava 3)
2
Denmark (Aarhus 1, Brøndby 1)
1
Armenia*** (Ararat Yerevan 1)
1
Belarus*** (Dinamo Minsk 1)
1
Cyprus (APOEL 1)
1
Finland (Lahti 1)
1
Northern Ireland (Linfield 1)
1
Norway (Rosenborg 1)

Key
*Includes appearances representing former West Germany and East Germany
**Includes appearances representing former Yugoslavia
***Includes appearances representing former Soviet Union
****Includes appearances representing former Czechoslovakia
*****Includes one-off 2019/20 tie
Note: there was no 'quarter-final' round in 1991/92, 1992/93 and 1993/94