ELITE STRIKERS

Champions League goals: Players with the most group stage strikes since 1992, including Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo

By Anton Stanley

Published: 13:51, 17 Sep 2019

The Champions League is back - and with a bang too.

Not only are holders Liverpool facing Napoli in Italy - live on talkSPORT - on their return to the competition they won in June, but we've also got huge clashes across the continent.

Liverpool star Virgil van Dijk celebrates with the Champions League trophyCredit: Getty Images - Getty

On Tuesday, five-time winners Barcelona travel to Borussia Dortmund as they look to end a surprising five-year trophy drought in Europe's elite club tournament - a game you can listen to live on talkSPORT 2.

Meanwhile, on Wednesday, last season's losing finalists Tottenham Hotspur face Olympiakos in Greece, while Real Madrid travel to France to take on Paris Saint-Germain.

LIVE on talkSPORT

Check out all the live commentaries coming up across the talkSPORT network this week

Napoli vs Liverpool (Tuesday, 8pm) - talkSPORT
Borussia Dortmund vs Barcelona (Tuesday, 8pm) - talkSPORT 2
Olympiakos vs Tottenham (Wednesday, 5:55pm) - talkSPORT
Shakhtar Donetsk vs Man City (Wednesday, 8pm) - talkSPORT
PSG vs Real Madrid (Wednesday, 8pm) - talkSPORT 2
Eintracht Frankfurt vs Arsenal (Thursday, 5:55pm) - talkSPORT 2

They're matches to get supporters salivating and given the competition averaged 2.93 goals per game we're expecting some wild nights around the continent.

But who are the top goal scorers in Champions League group stage history? Find out below.