Which players head the market to be Champions League top scorer?

Latest odds on UCL Golden Boot

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have shared Champions League top scorer honours in each of the last 11 seasons. Only Neymar has come between them during that time – finishing level with the pair on 10 goals in 2015.

Can any of the trio top the charts this time around? The Coral News Team have gone through all of the main competitors.

Lionel Messi (9/2)

Barcelona’s mini-magician may be the favourite but he hasn’t walked away as UCL top scorer since sharing the award in the 2014-15 season.

The Argentine bagged six goals last season – his joint worst return in the competition – as Barca departed at the quarter-final stage.

Cristiano Ronaldo (5/1)

There’s no stopping Ronaldo in the Champions League. The Portuguese ace scored 15 goals last year to finish the tournament as top scorer for the sixth season in a row.

New employers Juventus will be hoping he can replicate his tally of nine goals in last year’s group stages against Manchester United, Valencia and Young Boys.

Sergio Aguero (8/1)

The second Argentine in this list has long been terrorising defences domestically. But Aguero has never quite hit the same heights on the continent.

He managed just four strikes last time around as Manchester City crashed out to Liverpool in the quarter-finals. Eight goals the previous season, including back-to-back hat-tricks, remains his best Champions League return.