Arsenal and Chelsea legends among the best players never to have won the Champions League

7. Ruud van Nistelrooy

Clubs: Manchester United, PSV Eindhoven, Real Madrid.

With 56 Champions League goals van Nistelrooy is one of the finest scorers ever seen in the competition and yet never lifted the trophy himself.

Despite playing for two sides that are among the greatest in European history, unfortunately for the Dutchman he starred for them during barren patches in Europe.