Vinicius Junior equaled Kaka in the number of goals in the Champions League. Who is ahead?

Real Madrid’s Brazilian striker Vinicius Junior scored his 30th goal in the Champions League.

This happened in the home match against Monaco in the 7th round.

Thanks to this goal, Vinicius surpassed Kaká, who scored 30 goals while playing for Milan and Real Madrid, in the number of goals he scored in the tournament.

Only one Brazilian representative in Champions League history has more: Neymar, who has 43 goals for Barcelona and PSG.

We should also note that among Brazil’s top 15 strikers are two former players of Shakhtar Donetsk, Luiz Adriano (21) and Willian (18).

The 15 best Brazilian strikers in Champions League history

• 43 – Neymar (Barcelona, ​​PSG)
• 30 – Kaka (Milan, Real Madrid)
• 30 – Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid)
• 27 – Rivaldo (Barcelona, ​​Milan, Olympiakos)
• 26 – Rodrigo (Real Madrid)
• 26 – Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City, Arsenal)
• 25 – Mario Jardel (Porto, Galatasaray)
• 24 – Giovanne Elber (Bayern Lyon)
• 22 – Roberto Firmino (Liverpool)
• 21 – Luiz Adriano (Shakhtar, Spartak)
• 20 – Romario (PSV, Barcelona)
• 18 – Willian (Shakhtar, Chelsea)
• 18 – Juninho (Lyon)
• 18 – Ronaldinho (Barcelona, ​​Milan)
• 17 – Hulk (Porto, summit)