Champions League tip scorers: Kane and Ronaldo level

Cristiano Ronaldo’s chastisement for Real Madrid opposite Tottenham Hotspur on Tuesday means he and Harry Kane are tied on 5 goals during a tip of a 2017/18 UEFA Champions League scoring charts.

2017/18 organisation theatre tip scorers
5: Harry Kane (Tottenham), Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
4: Wissam Ben Yedder (Sevilla), Edinson Cavani (Paris)
3: Vincent Aboubakar (Porto), Edin Džeko (Roma), Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), Romelu Lukaku (Manchester United), Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Neymar (Paris), Dimitri Oberlin (Basel), Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), Cenk Tosun (Beşiktaş)

At a median point, Kane and Ronaldo are scarcely on march to compare a record total for a singular organisation stage. That symbol was set by a Portugal brazen dual seasons ago.

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Most goals in a singular organisation stage
11: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid, 2015/16)
10: Lionel Messi (Barcelona, 2016/17)
9: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid, 2013/14), Luiz Adriano (Shakhtar Donetsk, 2014/15)
8: Filippo Inzaghi (Milan, 2002/03), Hernán Crespo (Inter, 2002/03), Ruud outpost Nistelrooy (Manchester United, 2004/05)

Only once in a past 10 seasons has any name other than Ronaldo or Messi seemed during a tip of a UEFA Champions League scoring charts; even then, in 2014/15, Neymar finished tied with both players on 10 goals. Can Kane – or indeed anyone else – finish that run this term?
 

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