Kane's 'Fifty' in Europe as the first British
Bayern Munich came from behind 1-0 against Lazio last night at the Allianz Arena. The German club came back from behind with a brace from Harry Kane to win 3-0. Kane is also the hero of Bayern's quarter-finals with a 3-1 win over two legs. And on the night of becoming a hero, this English striker has also made a great feat.
In the 38th minute of the match, Kane picked up his 50th goal in the UEFA club competition from Rafael Guerrero's pass. He also topped the milestone by scoring the second goal in the 66th minute.
Kane scored 18 goals in the Europa League, the second tier tournament in Europe, and 6 goals in the Conference League. Kane became the 24th player to score at least 50 goals in the European club competition organized by UEFA.
This former midfielder scored 41 goals. Scored 21 goals in Champions League, 9 goals in UEFA Cup/Europa League, 11 goals in Champions League and Europa League qualifiers combined.
Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney is third in the list with 40 goals. This former England striker scored 30 goals in the Champions League. Scored 6 goals in the Europa League. The remaining 4 goals were scored in the Champions League qualifiers.
Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player to reach the milestone of 100 goals (143 matches) in UEFA club competitions. The Portuguese legend set this record in April 2017. Six months later, his arch-rival Lionel Messi reached the milestone of 100 goals (122 matches) in UEFA club competitions.
Ronaldo is still ahead of others in the number of goals scored in the UEFA club competition. The number of goals scored by the Saudi club Al Nasr star is 145. However, the 39-year-old Ronaldo is unlikely to return to Europe. So this number of goals will probably not increase further. Messi is second with 132 goals. The Argentine legend has also left Europe to join domestic football in the United States. Messi, 36, is unlikely to return to Europe. So the number of goals is not likely to increase.
Another player to reach the 100th goal milestone in UEFA club competition is Robert Lewandowski. The Barcelona star has scored 101 goals.
Among players playing in Europe's top five leagues across all competitions, Kane and PSG star Kylian Mbappe have contributed the most goals this season. Mbappe has directly or indirectly contributed to 41 goals in 34 matches. Kane has also contributed directly or indirectly to 41 goals, but the Bayern star has played one fewer match than Mbappe. "It was a perfect night for us," Kane said after the win. The way everyone played, created chances, all in all it was a high quality performance.
