The Uefa Champions League resumes play. As of now, the new UCL season has started. The only tournament in the world that makes everyone anxious and excited is UCL, the athletes, coaches or fans. enthusiasm for the start of the new season and strategies to do so. What this season will bring. Fear of what will happen if the team loses, how will I do in the UCL, etc.
Matchdays in the UEFA Champions League are always exciting and full of drama. UCL also brings out the best in its players. Be it goals or assists. In some games, we witness the rain of goals, while in others we witness a tight defense where goals are difficult to score.
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Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are the 2 most prolific players seen in the Champions League. Ronaldo and Messi have dominated the UCL over the years and fans love to watch the goals and drama-filled night action.
Fans enjoy a flurry of goals as the best teams in Europe square off against each other. The matches are decided by goals, but the spectators sometimes overlook the work of the assistants. In this article we will examine some of the best UEFA Champions League (UCL) assist producers.
The best support providers in the Champions League
Cristiano Ronaldo
Ronaldo is often called Mr. Champions League. The Portuguese international has a crazy relationship with UCL. Ronaldo is always in a rush for the deadline when it comes to the Champions League. He gets extra motivation during the UCL and his best performances over the years have come in the Champions League.
Ronaldo and his love for the Champions League are not hidden from anyone else. The 37-year-old has recorded 141 goals and 42 assists in 186 appearances. Ronaldo has won the staggering UCL 5 times. Once with Manchester United and four times with Real Madrid.
Ronaldo’s best goals and assists came with Madrid in the UCL. Ronaldo was a completely different beast in UCL for Madrid. He managed some incredible goals and also provided assists for his teammates to win the Champions League.
Leo Messi
Next in line is one of Argentina’s greatest footballers of all time; LionelMessi. Messi has played most of his career at Barcelona. He has led Barça on occasions alone. Messi, a legendary player, has won this Champions League four times, all of them playing for FC Barcelona. He has signed with Paris Saint-Germain and hopes to recreate his past success there, especially after having a difficult first season. As he begins the new UCL season, he would like to create his past magic with the help of superstar teammates like Neymar and Kylian Mbappe.
Entering his Champions League (UCL) record, the Argentine superstar scored 125 goals and recorded 36 assists in 155 appearances. Messi this season started with a bang, he has already registered 6 assists in 4 games in Ligue 1.
Now that the UCL is underway, Messi would want his mark in this year’s campaign. Furthermore, with Ronaldo not involved in this year’s Champions League, Messi has a golden opportunity to overtake him as an all-time goalscorer and assist provider in the UCL.
Angel Di Maria
The third name on the list comes from Di Maria. Di Maria also has a stellar record in the Champions League. Di Maria over the years has played for different UCL clubs. His most successful step in the UCL came in white Madrid. Di María enjoyed his best years in the Champions League with Real Madrid.
Speaking of his Champions League (UCL) he has scored 23 goals and has given 36 assists. With Real Madrid in 2014, he was crowned champion once. He has five assists and three goals throughout the season.
In the 2019-20 season with PSG, he had his best performance of the tournament, registering seven assists and scoring three goals. His performances were crucial in getting them to the championship game. He has now joined Juventus and with the World Cup coming up, Di Maria would want a good season in the UCL in preparation for the World Cup in Qatar.
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