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The lineup of the 16 teams bound for the UEFA Champions League knockout rounds is now complete following a group stage that produced 267 goals over 96 games. uefa.com has chosen its ten favourite strikes and and with star performers such as Thierry Henry, Didier Drogba and last season's top scorer, Kaká, not even making the list you know the standard must be high. In chronological order, here is our top ten.

Andrea Pirlo
AC Milan v SL Benfica, Matchday 1
Champions Milan began their campaign with a 2-1 victory against Benfica and one of the men pivotal to their capture of a seventh European crown in Athens made sure they started their title defence in a winning fashion. Faced with a free-kick at a seemingly impossible angle, Andrea Pirlo curled the ball brilliantly into the top corner of the net.

Lionel Messi
FC Barcelona v Olympique Lyonnais, Matchday 1
Barcelona offered a statement of intent in their bid to reclaim the title of kings of Europe when they swept aside Lyon in their opening Group E game. Prodigious Argentinian talent Lionel Messi scored the pick of their goals in a 3-0 win by rounding off a wonderful move involving Deco and Andrés Iniesta in typically assured fashion.

Deivid
Fenerbahçe SK v FC Internazionale Milano, Matchday 1
The Turkish champions will feature in the knockout rounds for the first time and this acrobatic feat of brilliance - a superb volley from an Alex cross - by the Brazilian Deivid put them on their way as they defeated Inter 1-0 in Istanbul.

Mathieu Valbuena
Liverpool FC v Olympique de Marseille, Matchday 2
Despite a terrible opening to their domestic season in Ligue 1, Marseille found some solace in the UEFA Champions League and took three points away from Anfield thanks to Mathieu Valbuena's glorious, curled shot that flew in off the underside of the crossbar.

Clarence Seedorf
AC Milan v FC Shakhtar Donetsk, Matchday 3
Dutchman Clarence Seedorf scored twice against Shakhtar in this 4-1 success. Both goals followed corners during a seven-minute second-half spell, his second a superb opportunistic volley from 25 metres that caught everyone by surprise.

Tarik Sektioui
FC Porto v Olympique de Marseille, Matchday 4
When Tarik Sektioui picked up the ball inside his own half there seemed little danger to the Marseille defence. That was not counting for a mazy run with which he left three defenders trailing in his wake before netting the opening goal in an eventual 2-1 win.

Zlatan Ibrahimoviæ
FC Internazionale Milano v PFC CSKA Moskva, Matchday 4
Sweden forward Zlatan Ibrahimoviæ found the net five times for Inter in Group G as the Italian giants underlined their credentials as contenders. His second against CSKA highlighted his confidence as he flicked the ball past his marker before lashing an unstoppable drive past Igor Akinfeev.

Cristiano Ronaldo
Manchester United FC v Sporting Clube de Portugal, Matchday 5
Seemingly headed for a draw that would put their position as Group F leaders under threat, Manchester United were guaranteed top spot by a spectacular last-gasp Cristiano Ronaldo free-kick against his former club, earning a place for the Portugal winger alongside Ibrahimoviæ atop the scoring charts.

Maxi Pereira
SL Benfica v AC Milan, Matchday 5
Benfica failed to make it the last 16 but their fans will not forget Maxi Pereira's long-range bullet against Milan in a hurry. It gave Dida no chance as it flew in off the post and was some way for the Uruguayan to open his account for the club he joined in the summer.

Alex
Fenerbahçe SK v PFC CSKA Moskva, Matchday 6
Fenerbahçe fell behind to an Edu own goal in their crucial final group game against CSKA Moskva, yet were back on level terms soon after thanks to this stunner from Alex. Controlling a clearance on his chest some 25 metres out, he drove the ball back into the top corner to set up a 3-1 win as Fenerbahçe advanced for the first time.
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