most matchs african in the history of the ucl knockout stage since 1993

Since 1992-93, Didier Drogba has made the most appearances by an African player in the Champions League knockout stage, with 45 appearances.

NAMEMRatingMINSTARTGG/MAG+APKFKSHSOTWOODTCHTCH-BOXOFF
1Didier Drogba
D. Drogba
45
3,596
40
14
0.31
0
14
0
2Samuel Eto'o
S. Eto'o
38
3,126
35
10
0.26
0
3Mohamed Salah
M. Salah
35
2,835
32
13
0.37
9
22
1
0
106
44
4
1,700
17
4Michael Essien
M. Essien
34
2,695
31
5
0.15
0
5Sadio Mané
S. Mané
30
2,279
26
15
0.50
1
16
0
0
58
22
3
1,233
148
22
6Achraf Hakimi
A. Hakimi
29
2,611
29
4
0.14
6
10
0
0
34
14
1
2,591
79
3
7Emmanuel Eboué
E. Eboué
27
1,898
20
2
0.07
0
8Yaya Touré
Y. Touré
26
2,057
24
2
0.08
2
4
0
9Seydou Kéita
S. Kéita
24
1,336
13
4
0.17
0
4
0
10Salomon Kalou
S. Kalou
24
1,055
12
3
0.13
0
11Kolo Touré
K. Touré
24
2,077
24
2
0.08
0
12Brahim Díaz
B. Díaz
23
1,039
11
4
0.17
1
5
0
0
24
14
0
616
54
1
13Riyad Mahrez
R. Mahrez
23
1,735
18
7
0.30
6
13
1
1
45
19
1
1,163
98
3
14Joël Matip
J. Matip
23
1,819
20
1
0.04
1
2
0
15John Obi Mikel
J. Obi Mikel
23
1,735
18
1
0.04
0
1
0
16Emmanuel Adebayor
E. Adebayor
21
1,429
15
7
0.33
0
17Samuel Osei Kuffour
S. Osei Kuffour
20
1,621
18
0
0.00
0
18Thomas Partey
T. Partey
17
818
8
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
7
3
0
543
1
19Maxim Choupo-Moting
M. Choupo-Moting
17
606
7
5
0.29
0
5
0
0
21
10
2
191
7
20Mahamadou Diarra
M. Diarra
17
1,398
16
2
0.12
0
21Hakim Ziyech
H. Ziyech
16
881
9
4
0.25
3
7
0
0
47
16
1
723
52
6
22André Onana
A. Onana
14
1,260
14
0
0.00
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
584
0
0
23Serge Aurier
S. Aurier
13
736
8
0
0.00
2
2
0
0
1
0
0
616
0
24Alexandre Song
A. Song
13
913
10
0
0.00
0
25Nwankwo Kanu
N. Kanu
13
810
9
1
0.08
0
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Rogers

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Arsenal Arsenal
8
7
0
1
8
21
3
Brighton Brighton
9
6
1
2
17
19
4
Chelsea Chelsea
9
5
1
3
4
16
5
Liverpool Liverpool
8
4
3
1
3
15
6
Brentford Brentford
9
3
5
1
7
14
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W5 D1 L3

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Final

0

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11

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7

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Lamine Yamal

7

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7

Grüll

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8.63

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8.62

Raphinha

Raphinha
Take-ons Leaders

40

Yamal

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30

Mbappé

Kylian Mbappé

27

Diomandé

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13

Yamal

Lamine Yamal

10

Güler

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9

Nusa

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Goals For Rankings
Barcelona

46

Roma

28

Bayern

27

Inter

26

Real Madrid

25

Brighton

24
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5

Lorient

6

Lille

6

Dortmund

6

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Premier LeagueMWDLGDPTS
1
Man City Man City
9
7
0
2
10
21
2
Arsenal Arsenal
8
7
0
1
8
21
3
Brighton Brighton
9
6
1
2
17
19
4
Chelsea Chelsea
9
5
1
3
4
16
5
Liverpool Liverpool
8
4
3
1
3
15
6
Brentford Brentford
9
3
5
1
7
14
7
Bournemouth Bournemouth
9
3
3
3
1
12
8
Tottenham Tottenham
9
3
3
3
0
12
9
Aston Villa Aston Villa
9
3
3
3
-3
12
10
Hull City Hull City
9
2
5
2
1
11
11
Leeds Leeds
9
2
5
2
1
11
12
Newcastle Newcastle
8
3
2
3
-2
11
13
Ipswich Ipswich
9
3
2
4
-4
11
14
Everton Everton
8
2
4
2
-1
10
15
Fulham Fulham
9
2
3
4
-2
9
16
Coventry Coventry
9
3
0
6
-7
9
17
Man United Man United
9
1
4
4
-5
7
18
Crystal Palace Crystal Palace
9
2
1
6
-12
7
19
Nottm Forest Nottm Forest
9
1
3
5
-6
6
20
Sunderland Sunderland
9
1
2
6
-10
5
LaLigaMWDLGDPTS
1
Barcelona Barcelona
11
10
0
1
34
30
2
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
11
9
1
1
14
28
3
Real Madrid Real Madrid
10
8
0
2
15
24
4
Real Betis Real Betis
11
7
2
2
3
23
5
Real Sociedad Real Sociedad
10
6
1
3
1
19
6
Sevilla Sevilla
10
5
2
3
0
17
7
Athletic Club Athletic Club
9
3
3
3
3
12
8
Villarreal Villarreal
11
3
3
5
0
12
9
Celta Vigo Celta Vigo
11
2
6
3
0
12
10
Alavés Alavés
11
3
3
5
-2
12
11
Rayo Rayo
10
3
3
4
-5
12
12
Deportivo Deportivo
10
2
5
3
0
11
13
Espanyol Espanyol
11
3
2
6
-1
11
14
Osasuna Osasuna
10
3
2
5
-10
11
15
Racing Racing
10
3
2
5
-11
11
16
Elche Elche
10
2
4
4
-3
10
17
Levante Levante
11
2
4
5
-5
10
18
Getafe Getafe
10
2
3
5
-10
9
19
Valencia Valencia
10
1
3
6
-10
6
20
Málaga Málaga
11
0
5
6
-13
5
BundesligaMWDLGDPTS
1
Bayern Bayern
8
5
3
0
19
18
2
Dortmund Dortmund
8
5
3
0
8
18
3
Freiburg Freiburg
8
5
1
2
8
16
4
Leipzig Leipzig
8
5
0
3
11
15
5
Werder Werder
8
4
3
1
3
15
6
Leverkusen Leverkusen
8
4
1
3
2
13
7
Elversberg Elversberg
8
4
1
3
0
13
8
Mainz Mainz
8
3
1
4
0
10
9
Augsburg Augsburg
8
2
3
3
3
9
10
Stuttgart Stuttgart
8
3
0
5
-1
9
11
Hoffenheim Hoffenheim
8
3
0
5
-2
9
12
Paderborn Paderborn
8
2
3
3
-3
9
13
Hamburg Hamburg
7
3
0
4
-10
9
14
Köln Köln
7
2
2
3
-3
8
15
Frankfurt Frankfurt
7
2
2
3
-7
8
16
Schalke Schalke
8
1
3
4
-5
6
17
Union Berlin Union Berlin
7
1
3
3
-12
6
18
M'gladbach M'gladbach
8
1
1
6
-11
4
Serie AMWDLGDPTS
1
Lazio Lazio
9
8
1
0
15
25
2
Inter Inter
10
8
1
1
13
25
3
Roma Roma
10
7
3
0
18
24
4
Milan Milan
10
6
3
1
9
21
5
Como Como
9
6
2
1
9
20
6
Frosinone Frosinone
9
5
2
2
8
17
7
Napoli Napoli
9
4
2
3
6
14
8
Bologna Bologna
10
4
2
4
1
14
9
Juventus Juventus
9
4
2
3
1
14
10
Torino Torino
9
4
1
4
0
13
11
Cagliari Cagliari
9
4
1
4
-5
13
12
Atalanta Atalanta
9
3
2
4
-1
11
13
Genoa Genoa
9
3
1
5
-5
10
14
Lecce Lecce
9
3
0
6
-9
9
15
Sassuolo Sassuolo
9
2
2
5
-8
8
16
Monza Monza
10
2
1
7
-7
7
17
Fiorentina Fiorentina
9
1
2
6
-10
5
18
Parma Parma
9
1
2
6
-10
5
19
Udinese Udinese
10
1
2
7
-12
5
20
Venezia Venezia
9
1
0
8
-13
3
Ligue 1MWDLGDPTS
1
PSG PSG
9
6
2
1
11
20
2
Lille Lille
9
5
3
1
6
18
3
Rennes Rennes
9
5
1
3
1
16
4
Monaco Monaco
8
4
3
1
4
15
5
Lyon Lyon
8
4
2
2
6
14
6
Paris FC Paris FC
8
4
2
2
4
14
7
Nice Nice
9
4
2
3
1
14
8
Lens Lens
9
4
1
4
3
13
9
Marseille Marseille
8
4
0
4
5
12
10
Lorient Lorient
8
3
3
2
1
12
11
Toulouse Toulouse
8
2
4
2
1
10
12
Auxerre Auxerre
8
3
1
4
-6
10
13
Brest Brest
8
2
3
3
2
9
14
Angers Angers
8
2
2
4
-6
8
15
Troyes Troyes
9
2
2
5
-9
8
16
Strasbourg Strasbourg
8
2
1
5
-6
7
17
Le Mans Le Mans
9
1
4
4
-7
7
18
Le Havre Le Havre
9
0
2
7
-11
2
Champions LeagueMWDLGDPTS
1
PSG PSG
3
3
0
0
9
9
2
Aston Villa Aston Villa
3
3
0
0
9
9
3
Liverpool Liverpool
3
3
0
0
5
9
4
Real Madrid Real Madrid
3
3
0
0
5
9
5
Real Betis Real Betis
3
3
0
0
3
9
6
Stuttgart Stuttgart
3
2
1
0
5
7
7
Arsenal Arsenal
3
2
1
0
4
7
8
Barcelona Barcelona
3
2
0
1
5
6
9
Como Como
3
2
0
1
5
6
10
Man City Man City
3
2
0
1
4
6
11
Club Brugge Club Brugge
3
2
0
1
3
6
12
Sporting CP Sporting CP
3
2
0
1
3
6
13
Dortmund Dortmund
3
2
0
1
1
6
14
Bayern Bayern
3
1
2
0
5
5
15
Roma Roma
3
1
1
1
3
4
16
Atlético Madrid Atlético Madrid
3
1
1
1
1
4
17
Shaktar Shaktar
3
1
1
1
1
4
18
PSV PSV
3
1
1
1
0
4
19
Villarreal Villarreal
3
1
0
2
0
3
20
Man United Man United
3
1
0
2
-1
3
21
Inter Inter
3
1
0
2
-1
3
22
Napoli Napoli
3
1
0
2
-2
3
23
Galatasaray Galatasaray
3
1
0
2
-3
3
24
LASK LASK
3
1
0
2
-3
3
25
Sabah Sabah
3
1
0
2
-3
3
26
Feyenoord Feyenoord
3
1
0
2
-4
3
27
Lens Lens
3
1
0
2
-4
3
28
Bodø/Glimt Bodø/Glimt
3
1
0
2
-5
3
29
AEK AEK
3
1
0
2
-5
3
30
Leipzig Leipzig
3
1
0
2
-5
3
31
Fenerbahçe Fenerbahçe
3
0
2
1
-6
2
32
Slavia Prague Slavia Prague
3
0
1
2
-3
1
33
Viking Viking
3
0
1
2
-4
1
34
Porto Porto
3
0
0
3
-4
0
35
Lille Lille
3
0
0
3
-6
0
36
Slovan Bratislava Slovan Bratislava
3
0
0
3
-12
0

Europe Top Five 2026-27 Scores & Fixtures

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
9/20
NAP NAP
@
FIO FIO
1-1
Sun
9/20
MAL MAL
@
GET GET
0-1
Sun
9/20
GEN GEN
@
PAR PAR
1-2
Sun
9/20
COM COM
@
FRO FRO
0-2
Sun
9/20
BRE BRE
@
AUX AUX
1-2

Fixtures

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
5/17
TOU TOU
@
NAN NAN
3:00 PM
Sun
5/24
JUV JUV
@
TOR TOR
2:45 PM