PSG hitman Edinson Cavani becomes only the FIFTH player to score in six Champions League games in a row... so who else made it into the elite club?

Paris Saint-Germain swept aside German champions Bayern Munich 3-0 in their Champions League tie courtesy of goals Dani Alves, Edinson Cavani and Neymar.

And Cavani's goal against the Bavarian giants means he is now on an elite list of five players to have scored in six consecutive Champions League games.

The 30-year-old started his hot streak when he scored against Arsenal in the 2-2 draw at the Emirates Stadium last November.

Edinson Cavani scored as PSG ran riot in a 3-0 win over Bayern Munich on Wednesday night

Edinson Cavani scored as PSG ran riot in a 3-0 win over Bayern Munich on Wednesday night

It means Cavani becomes the fifth player to score in six consecutive Champions League games

It means Cavani becomes the fifth player to score in six consecutive Champions League games

He then netted against Ludogorets before he found himself on the scoresheet for both legs of the epic tie against Barcelona — the 4-0 win and then the crushing 6-1 defeat at the Nou Camp.


The forward added his fifth in the opening-round drubbing of Celtic a fortnight ago, before his strike against Bayern entered him into the list.  

The first player to achieve the feat was former Manchester United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy — who also held the record for scoring in the most consecutive Premier League games for 13 years before Jamie Vardy surpassed him in November 2015.

The first player to achieve the feat was former Manchester United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy

The first player to achieve the feat was former Manchester United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy

The Dutchman holds the record as the man who scored in the most consecutive games ¿ nine

The Dutchman holds the record as the man who scored in the most consecutive games — nine

THE FULL LIST 

Ruud van Nistelrooy - Manchester United

Cristiano Ronaldo - Real Madrid

Marouane Chamakh - Bordeaux/Arsenal

Burak Yilmaz - Galatasaray

Edinson Cavani - PSG 

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The Dutchman, remarkably, achieved the feat twice during a prolific period for the former Red Devils hitman.

Van Nistelrooy also holds the record as the player to have scored in the most consecutive games. He scored in an incredible nine between September 2002 and April 2003.

Cristiano Ronaldo also makes the list twice — with both of his feats coming in the white of Real Madrid.

And it comes as no surprise that the Portuguese's formidable goalscoring form coincided with Los Blancos lifting the trophy at the end of the 2014 season. 

The four-time Ballon d'Or winner scored in eight games in a row in the 2013-14 season, meaning he was just one off Van Nistelrooy's record. 

Cristiano Ronaldo also enters the list twice, but scored in eight games in a row back in 2014

Cristiano Ronaldo also enters the list twice, but scored in eight games in a row back in 2014

The Portuguese's formidable goalscoring form helped Real Madrid to the title back in 2014

The Portuguese's formidable goalscoring form helped Real Madrid to the title back in 2014

The next, perhaps more surprising, name on the list is ex-Arsenal forward Marouane Chamakh.

The Moroccan is widely considered as a flop at the Emirates, but his numbers in Europe's premier competition stack up with the rest of the big boys.

His first three came for Bordeaux at the back end of the French club's 2009-10 campaign, before he hit the ground running for Arsene Wenger's side the following season.

Marouane Chamakh makes it into the list, scoring three times for Bordeaux in 2009-10 

Marouane Chamakh makes it into the list, scoring three times for Bordeaux in 2009-10 

He scored on his first three Arsenal appearances in Europe's elite competition the next season

He scored on his first three Arsenal appearances in Europe's elite competition the next season

Chamakh slotted a goal in each of the Gunners' games against Braga, Partizan Belgrade and Shakhtar Donetsk. He could not, however, replicate such consistency in the Premier League during his stay in north London.

The final man to make the list is Galatasaray superstar Burak Yilmaz. The Turkey international has netted an astonishing 82 goals in 141 games for the Super Lig heavyweights and carried that form into the Champions League during his first season at Turk Telekom Stadium.

Yilmaz netted eight times in six games, including a goal against Manchester United, during the club's 2012-13 Champions League run. 

Galatasaray superstar Burak Yilmaz scored in six games in a row back in 2012-13 season

Galatasaray superstar Burak Yilmaz scored in six games in a row back in 2012-13 season

The Turkey international even found the net in their encounter with Manchester United

The Turkey international even found the net in their encounter with Manchester United

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