Scoring penalties in the Champions League, which is the biggest club tournament in Europe, comes with pressure from teammates and spectators.
Players with the most penalty goals in the Champions League are taken as exceptional and creative.
These are the players with the most penalties scored in the Champions League.
1. Cristiano Ronaldo
The Al Nassr striker took 22 penalties, scoring 19 in Champions League history. The Portuguese, who played for Real Madrid, Manchester United, and Juventus in the tournament, had always been on top of his game when it comes to penalty kicks.
The Portuguese striker was regarded as one of the most talented players in the Champions League with his incredible stats before he left Europe.
Teams Ronaldo Missed Penalties Against in the Champions League
1. Barcelona: 2007/08 Champion League Season
2. Copenhagen: 2013/14 Champions League Season
3. Ludogorets: 2014/15 Champions League Season
2. Lionel Messi
The Inter Miami attacker has taken 23 penalties and scored 18 since his Champions League debut on December 7, 2004. The eight-time Ballon d'Or winner convertion rate on penalties was revealed to be 78%.
In addition, the Argentine legend remains the only player to have won 13 penalties in the history of the tournament.
Out of his 13 penalties in the Champions League, Messi won three penalties against Manchester City.
This record was matched by Borussia Dortmund's Karim Adeyemi, who won three penalties against Sevilla.
Teams Lionel Messi missed penalties against in the Champions League.
1. Panathinaikos: 2010–11 Champions League Season.
2. Chelsea: 2011–12 Champions League Season
3. Manchester City: 2014/15 Champions League Season
4. Paris Saint-Germain: 2020/21 and 2021/22 Champions League Season
3. Robert Lewandowski
The Barcelona striker had taken 17 penalties, scoring 16 in the Champions League.
The only penalty the striker missed was in the 2021/22 Champions League season against Benfica while he was still playing for Bayern Munich.
In the game, the striker scored a hat trick and won man of the match despite losing a penalty.
4. Sergio Kun Aguero
The former Manchester City striker had taken 15 penalties in the Champions League. He scored 11 and missed four before his retirement.
Aguero is ranked third when it comes to most penalties missed in the Champions League, below Arsenal legend Thiery Henry and Lionel Messi.
Teams Kun Aguero missed penalties against in the Champions League
The Argentine missed a penalty against Tottenham in the 2018–19 Champions League. In the 2017–18 season, the striker missed a penalty against Shahktar Donetsk.
In addition, the retired striker missed a penalty against Steaua in the 2016–17 Champions League season. In 2015/16, he missed a penalty against Paris Saint-Germain.
5. Luis Figo
The Portuguese legend had taken 13 penalties, missing three and scoring 10 in the process. He remains one of the greatest players to have played in the Champions League for different top teams in Europe.
Teams He Missed Penalties Against in the Champions League
1. Bayer Leverkusen 2004/05 Champions League Season
2. Monaco: 2003/04 Champions League season
3. Juventus: 2002/03 Champions League Season.
Players with the most penalty goals in the Champions League are taken as exceptional and creative.
These are the players with the most penalties scored in the Champions League.
1. Cristiano Ronaldo
The Al Nassr striker took 22 penalties, scoring 19 in Champions League history. The Portuguese, who played for Real Madrid, Manchester United, and Juventus in the tournament, had always been on top of his game when it comes to penalty kicks.
The Portuguese striker was regarded as one of the most talented players in the Champions League with his incredible stats before he left Europe.
Teams Ronaldo Missed Penalties Against in the Champions League
1. Barcelona: 2007/08 Champion League Season
2. Copenhagen: 2013/14 Champions League Season
3. Ludogorets: 2014/15 Champions League Season
2. Lionel Messi
The Inter Miami attacker has taken 23 penalties and scored 18 since his Champions League debut on December 7, 2004. The eight-time Ballon d'Or winner convertion rate on penalties was revealed to be 78%.
In addition, the Argentine legend remains the only player to have won 13 penalties in the history of the tournament.
Out of his 13 penalties in the Champions League, Messi won three penalties against Manchester City.
This record was matched by Borussia Dortmund's Karim Adeyemi, who won three penalties against Sevilla.
Teams Lionel Messi missed penalties against in the Champions League.
1. Panathinaikos: 2010–11 Champions League Season.
2. Chelsea: 2011–12 Champions League Season
3. Manchester City: 2014/15 Champions League Season
4. Paris Saint-Germain: 2020/21 and 2021/22 Champions League Season
3. Robert Lewandowski
The Barcelona striker had taken 17 penalties, scoring 16 in the Champions League.
The only penalty the striker missed was in the 2021/22 Champions League season against Benfica while he was still playing for Bayern Munich.
In the game, the striker scored a hat trick and won man of the match despite losing a penalty.
4. Sergio Kun Aguero
The former Manchester City striker had taken 15 penalties in the Champions League. He scored 11 and missed four before his retirement.
Aguero is ranked third when it comes to most penalties missed in the Champions League, below Arsenal legend Thiery Henry and Lionel Messi.
Teams Kun Aguero missed penalties against in the Champions League
The Argentine missed a penalty against Tottenham in the 2018–19 Champions League. In the 2017–18 season, the striker missed a penalty against Shahktar Donetsk.
In addition, the retired striker missed a penalty against Steaua in the 2016–17 Champions League season. In 2015/16, he missed a penalty against Paris Saint-Germain.
5. Luis Figo
The Portuguese legend had taken 13 penalties, missing three and scoring 10 in the process. He remains one of the greatest players to have played in the Champions League for different top teams in Europe.
Teams He Missed Penalties Against in the Champions League
1. Bayer Leverkusen 2004/05 Champions League Season
2. Monaco: 2003/04 Champions League season
3. Juventus: 2002/03 Champions League Season.