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

#2 Zlatan Ibrahimović

Manchester City FC v Paris Saint-Germain - UEFA Champions League Quarter Final: Second Leg — The 'Lion' is probably the most unfortunate nearly-man having never won the gleaming trophy

UCL Appearances: 122

Goals scored: 48

Teams played for in UCL: Ajax, Juventus, Internazionale, Barcelona, AC Milan, Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United.

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

With over 100+ appearances with seven different top teams across five different countries, Zlatan holds the unwanted record of most Champions League appearances without winning the trophy.

The self-proclaimed lion was inches-close to a Champions League winner medal with Barcelona in 2010. However, his ex-team Inter turned tormenters as Barcelona were booted out in the semi-finals.

He is probably the most famous of nearly-man having left Inter just before they won the UCL next season.

Ditto with his next team, Barcelona. Now plying his trade for LA Galaxy in MLS, the famous European trophy will not have Ibrahimovic inscribed on it.