UCL top scorers 2023-24: Julian Alvarez, Rasmus Hojlund in contention for Golden Boot race

The UEFA Champions League 2023-24 season started on September 19, 2023 and will run till June 1, 2024.

Organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), the 69th edition of Europe's premier club football tournament is witnessing 32 teams battling for the coveted title.

As per the UCL 2023-24 format, these 32 clubs from Europe's top football leagues have been divided into eight groups of four teams each.

Group A comprises Bayern Munich, Copenhagen, Galatasaray and Manchester United, while Arsenal, Lens, PSV and Sevilla are placed in Group B.

Braga, Napoli, Real Madrid and Union Berlin are clubbed in Group C, while Group D features Benfica, Inter Milan, RB Salzburg and Real Sociedad.

Group E includes Atletico Madrid, Celtic, Feyenoord and Lazio, while the likes of AC Milan, Borussia Dortmund, Newcastle United and PSG are placed in Group F.

Crvena zvezda, Manchester City, RB Leipzig and Young Boys make up Group G, while Antwerp, Barcelona, Porto and Shakhtar Donetsk form Group H.

The UCL 2023-24 matches will be played in a home-and-away format and the top two teams from each group will advance to the knockouts.

Manchester City are the defending champions of the UEFA Champions League title, having defeated Inter 1-0 in the 2022-23 final.

Apart from the title, all eyes will be on the race for the top-scorer in UCL 2023-24.

Several top footballers including the likes of Julian Alvarez, Jude Bellingham, Gabriel Jesus, Rasmus Hojlund, Brais Mendez, Harry Kane, Mauro Icardi, Elye Wahi and Jamal Musiala are in the UCL top scorers 2023-24 race.

Manchester City’s Erling Haaland topped UCL top-scorers list last season. He netted 12 goals in 11 appearances to win the UCL 2022-23 Golden Boot.

Here’s a look at the UCL top scorers 2023-24 top-scorers list:

UEFA Champions League top scorers 2023-24

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