Neymar becomes all-time top Brazilian goalscorer in Champions League history

Neymar has become the all-time leading Brazilian goalscorer in the history of the Champions League.

The Paris Saint-Germain star struck against Liverpool on Wednesday to move onto 31 in the competition on his 51st appearance for both the Ligue 1 champions and Barcelona.

It means the 26-year-old has overtaken AC Milan great Kaka as the leading scorer from his country in Europe's elite club competition. He has also contributed to 50 goals in the Champions League (31 goals and 19 assists).

Kaka had been top of the chart since scoring his last Champions League goal in March 2014 in Milan's 4-1 loss to Atletico Madrid. He made 86 appearances in total.

Mario Jardel (25 goals in 46 games), Giovane Elber (25 in 69), Luiz Adriano (21 in 47), Romario (20 in 32), Ronaldinho (18 in 47), Juninho Pernambucano (18 in 59), Hulk (17 in 50) and Willian (17 in 64) complete the top 10 of scorers.