Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Raúl may be the all-time top scorers in the UEFA Champions League, but Radamel Falcao can brag about having a record none of these players possess.
The Chelsea and Manchester United flop returned this season to Monaco, and he's been able to make his presence felt with key goals for Les Princes. On Tuesday evening, Falcao scored his first multi-goal game in Europe since 2013, and also managed to score his 42nd goal in 46 matches in any competition sanctioned by UEFA.
That stat puts him ahead of some illustrious names in top flight football, as his 0.91 goal average in European competitions is the best among players with 30+ goals.
"Goals per game in European competitions (30 goal-minimum)"
Goles por partido en comp. europeas (mínimo 30 goles)
— MisterChip (Alexis) (@2010MisterChip) November 2, 2016
0.91 @FALCAO
0.89 Gerd Müller
0.88 Puskás
0.82 Messi
0.80 Heynckes
0.77 Di Stéfano
Fans couldn't overlook "El Tigre's" brace today, and here are some of their reactions.
Falcao is scoring again. He's wearing his contact lenses. pic.twitter.com/FRD9AsJxIe
— Dale (@Dale_MUFC_) November 2, 2016
Nice to see Falcao back to scoring ways
— Filipe Orlando (@MrFilipeOrlando) November 2, 2016
Zlatan – 0 goals in 588 minutes.
— bet365 (@bet365) November 2, 2016
Falcao – 3 goals in 95 minutes.
Makes you think. pic.twitter.com/oMTYgJ02oj
Falcao and Balotelli scoring goals for fun... Is this 2012 or something?
— Footy Humour (@FootyHumour) November 2, 2016
Falcao has now scored 42 goals in 46 UEFA club competition games.#UCL pic.twitter.com/z999m5F0cV
— Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) November 2, 2016
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