It’s clear the best strikers of the last 15 years to now are Lewandowski, Suarez, Benzema, Kane, Haaland. Here’s my ranking of them based on big game performances.
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Benzema. Even before his Bdor season, he regularly showed up in big CL games with goals, assists and key passes even if he might play like a donkey in the league. It helped that he was with Real and had qualities all around.
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Suarez. Often went missing in CL, but regularly cooked Real in El Classico and showed up big for his national team.
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Lewandowski. Hit and miss during big games. Was more of a big game player for Dortmund than Bayern & Barca. Had some memorable performances like vs Real in CL, Bayern in cup, vs Chelsea in CL.
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Kane. Statistically the best finisher and based on eye test the best striker of the ball. Has been relatively quiet in big games. Did show up vs big teams in PL.
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Haaland. Literally a stat merchant at this point but still has a lot of time to improve.
Suarez’ champions league record is so poor, such a shame. I still consider him to be the best of the lot, easily. But I get that people hold it against him. Dude hit levels the others just couldn’t touch. Best highlight reel by far as well, as a bonus.