New Delhi: Paris Saint-Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic became the 14th player in the history of the game to enter the 50-goal club in Champions League football.


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The Swedish international, who has played for six different clubs to achieve the feat, reached his half-century mark against Chelsea on Wednesday. 


PSG beat Chelsea 2-1 at Stamford Bridge, to win the two-legged tie 4-2 aggregate score.


Zlatan played a major role in PSG's victory after assisting Adrien Rabiot for the opening goal before scoring from a simple finish off an Angel di Maria delivery.


Zlatan joined elite company in the list to highlight his significance in a long career. He will hope to notch more goals and get higher in the list apart from helping PSG win their maiden UCL title.


Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo tops the chart with 93 goals.



Here is a list of players with 50 or more goals in UEFA club competition


93: Cristiano Ronaldo (Sporting CP, Manchester United, Real Madrid)


85: Lionel Messi (Barcelona)


77: Raul Gonzalez (Real Madrid, Schalke)


70: Filippo Inzaghi (Parma, Juventus, Milan)


67: Andriy Shevchenko (Dynamo Kyiv, Milan, Chelsea)


62: Gerd Muller (Bayern München)


62: Ruud van Nistelrooy (Heerenveen, PSV, Manchester United, Real Madrid, Hamburg)


59: Thierry Henry (Monaco, Arsenal, Barcelona)


59: Henrik Larsson (Feyenoord, Celtic, Barcelona, Manchester United, Helsingborg)


56: Eusebio (Benfica)


54: Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus)


50: Alfredo Di Stefano (Real Madrid)


50: Didier Drogba (Marseille, Chelsea, Galatasaray)


50: Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Ajax, Juventus, Inter, Barcelona, Milan, Paris)