Champions League top scorers: Ronaldo out in front of Neymar & Kane

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As Europe's elite battle it out for team glory, individual players are engaged in a fight to come out on top as the best goalscorer
The 2017-18 Champions League has returned for the knock-out stage and the race to see who will finish as the tournament's top goalscorer is back on.
Cristiano Ronaldo was last season's top scorer with 12 goals as Real Madrid clinched their second Champions League title in a row and he narrowly edged out long-time rival Lionel Messi, who scored 11.
The likes of Paris Saint-Germain's Edinson Cavani, Bayern Munich star Robert Lewandowski and the precocious Kylian Mbappe were also among the contenders last term.

With the tournament already serving up plenty of goals in the group stage, we bring you the latest Champions League top scorer ranking.

Who is Champions League top scorer in 2017-18?

Cristiano Ronaldo, Harry Kane, Real Madrid v Tottenham, Champions League 2017/18Ronaldo currently leads the way with 11 goals in seven games, while Tottenham star Harry Kane is up into second place after taking his tally to seven with a goal against Juventus. In joint-third place are Paris Saint-Germain duo Neymar and Edinson Cavani, Liverpool's Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane and Sevilla's Wissam Ben Yedder on six goals.

Messi is some way off the pace, taking his tally to four with a first career effort against Chelsea, but the mercurial Argentine will be looking to edge ever closer to an eternal rival at Real Madrid as Barcelona seek to go deep into the competition.

Champions League 2017-18 top goalscorers:

*Correct as of games played on February 20, 2018
PosPlayerClubGoals
1Cristiano RonaldoReal Madrid11
=2Roberto Firmino Liverpool7
=2Harry Kane Tottenham7
=4NeymarPSG6
=4Edinson CavaniPSG6
=4Wissam Ben YedderSevilla6
=4Mohamed Salah Liverpool6
=4Sadio Mane Liverpool6
=9Robert LewandowskiBayern Munich5
=9Philippe CoutinhoLiverpool5
=9Vincent Aboubakar Porto5
=12Lionel MessiBarcelona4
=12Kylian Mbappe PSG4
=12Cenk Tosun Besiktas 4
=12Raheem Sterling Manchester City4
=12Sergio Aguero Manchester City4
=12Gonzalo Higuain Juventus4
=12Dimitri Oberlin Basel4
=12Anderson Talisca Besiktas 4
=12Romelu LukakuManchester United4
=12Pierre-Emerick AubameyangBorussia Dortmund4

Champions League top scorer odds

Lionel Messi BarcelonaPerhaps unsurprisingly, Ronaldo is the favourite to finish as the top scorer in the 2017-18 Champions League, according to Oddschecker. The Portuguese is rated at 8/15 to repeat the feat this season.
Ronaldo is followed by Harry Kane, who is priced at 7/1, while Messi has been cut to 12/1. Neymar comes in at 16/1 alongside Paris Saint-Germain team-mate Edinson Cavani. Bayern Munich forward Robert Lewandowski is an outside bet at 25/1, with Liverpool's Roberto Firmino 33/1.
The chances of Barca's Luis Suarez (80/1), Manchester City's Sergio Aguero(33/1) or Manchester United striker Romelu Lukaku (100/1) winning the award are fairly slim

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