Champions League historical assists: Ronaldo ranked first, De Bruyne rose to fifth and is the only one in the five active leagues

 11:42am, 2 October 2025

In the second round of the Champions League stage, De Bruyne gave two assists, and Napoli defeated Portugal 2-1 at home.

De Bruyne currently has 31 assists in the Champions League, tied for fifth place with Giggs, with Ronaldo, Di Maria and Messi in the top three.

Top 10 assists in the Champions League (data from the official website of the Champions League)

1-C Ronaldo: 42 assists

2-Dimaria: 41 assists

3-Messi: 40 assists

4-Nemar: 33 assists

5-De Bruyne: 31 assists

5-Gigs: 31 assists

7-Xavi: 30 assists

7-Muller: 30 assists

9-Benzema: 29 assists

9-Iniesta: 29 assists

After Mbappe and Vinicius ranked 15th in 24 assists, Kimmich ranked 21st in 23 assists.