5 Greatest players to have never won the Champions League

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Many greats of the game have failed to lift this elusive trophy

#2 Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Teams represented in UCL: Ajax, Juventus, Inter Milan, Barcelona, A.C. Milan, Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester United

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The only man to have made appearances with 7 different teams in the competition, it is a surprise how Zlatan never won this trophy. Apart from PSG, all the teams that he has played for have lifted the trophy, with 5 of the 7 winning it while he was an active player. The only man to have scored with 6 different clubs (didn't score in Manchester), Zlatan held the record for most appearances without winning the competition until Buffon dethroned him.

Possibly the most decorated player on this list, Zlatan has records and achievements to his name that probably cannot be replicated. He played on the grandest stage as an outfield player for so many years showing consistency that no one on this list was able to, but only has a semi-final appearance to his name.

That came with Barcelona when his former team Inter Milan dumped them out in the 2009/10 season. Zlatan is probably the unluckiest footballer in the history of the tournament, having left Inter the season before they won the trophy, and then leaving Barcelona the season before they won it.

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Edited by Raunak J
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