Fancy a Champions League bet which has landed in TWELVE successive seasons - and is still available at odds of 4/1?
Of course you do.
It's the Champions League top scorer market which has been dominated by two men since 2007.
The 2006/07 season was the last time neither Lionel Messi nor Cristiano Ronaldo finished tournament top scorer.
Milan's Kaka topped the scoring charts that campaign, with Liverpool's Peter Crouch joint second!
Ronaldo, for Manchester United , took over the following season, then Messi started a run of four seasons in a row at the top of the scoring charts, and since then either he or or his great rival have topped the charts.
Thepools.com offers 4/1 on Messi topping the scoring charts again this season, as he did in 2018/19, with Ronaldo 5/1.
If you’d backed Messi and Ronaldo at 6/1 each in those last 12 seasons, you’d be 60 points up to level stakes, for a 250% return on investment.
Both men are into their thirties now, but are still at the top of their game and still playing for clubs who will go far into the competition.
But if you're looking for a cheeky outside bet, we also like the look of Raheem Sterling, scoring freely for club and country, at 12/1 , while Liverpool's in form Sadio Mane is a huge 18s .
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