Raheem Sterling Closes Wayne Rooney’s Champions League Goal Record

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Raheem Sterling Closes Wayne Rooney’s Champions League Goal Record Photo: Reuters/Peter Cziborra

LONDON – Raheem Sterling managed to lead Chelsea to get rid of Borussia Dortmund from the 2022/2023 Champions League. With the contribution of one goal, the former Manchester City and Liverpool striker is close to Wayne Rooney’s record.

Chelsea managed to win 2-0 over Borussia Dortmund in the second leg of the last 16 of the 2022/2023 Champions League. The match took place at Stamford Bridge Stadium, London, England on Wednesday (8/3/2023) in the morning WIB.

Raheem Sterling immediately opened Chelsea’s lead in the 43rd minute. The Blues -Chelsea’s nickname- also closed the victory through Kai Havertz’s penalty kick in the 53rd minute.

Despite losing 0-1 to Borussia Dortmund in the first leg, Chelsea managed to turn things around by winning 2-1 on aggregate. These results made the Blues advance to the quarter-finals of the 2022/2023 Champions League.

Quoting from Opta, Wednesday (8/3/2023), since his debut in 2014, Raheem Sterling has been involved in 44 goals in the Champions League. In total, he has scored 27 goals and 17 assists in the event.

Raheem Sterling is the second player from England to score in the Champions League. He only lost to the legend of Manchester United, Wayne Rooney scored 30 goals.

With the retirement of Wayne Rooney, Raheem Sterling is wide open to become the English player who has scored the most goals in the Champions League. He only needed four goals to win the record.

English player with the most goals in the Champions League:

Wayne Rooney 30 gol
Raheem Sterling 27 goals
Paul Scholes 24 gol
Frank Lampard 23 gol
Harry Kane 21 gol
Steven Gerrard 21 gol

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