10 great players to have never won the Champions League

By Rushabh Shah

Modified May 04, 2018 21:30 GMT

The legendary keeper seems to have played in his last UCL match after the dramatic loss to Real Madrid. — Buffon seems to have played in his last Champions League match after the dramatic loss to Real Madrid

#1 Ronaldo

Ronaldo of Real Madrid stock — The original Ronaldo is a stark contrast to his namesake with zero Champions League trophies

UCL Appearances: 40

Goals scored: 14

Teams played for in UCL: Internazionale, Real Madrid, AC Milan (1 match- on the bench).

Highest stage reached in UCL: Semi-Finals (Real Madrid).

One of the most famous players on this list, Ronaldo has won it all - The World Cup (twice), La Liga (twice) and even Ballon d'Or (twice), yet the UEFA Champions League trophy is missing in his trophy cabinet.

While his namesake (that Portuguese Cristiano) has four winners' medal, the original Ronaldo has none.

Although Ronaldo was a part of AC Milan when they won the famous trophy in 2007, however, since he was cup-tied to Real Madrid (having joined Milan in the winter), he was ineligible to win the winners' medal.

The closest he has been to the winners' medal was in 2003 when he helped Real Madrid to semi-finals before they lost to Juventus.

Edited by Alan John