The Uruguayan has been in fantastic form in the European competition, as Paris Saint-Germain have looked unstoppable in their opening clashes in 2017-18.
Cavani 11/5 first scorer v Marseille
After Kylian Mbappe opened the scoring against Anderlecht on Wednesday, the youngster turned provider to tee up Cavani at the end of the first half to make it 2-0.
In scoring against the Belgians, Cavani has now reached a landmark attained only by the two ex-Manchester United and Real Madrid hitmen.
He will need to score in two further games, however, to level the overall record of nine set by Van Nistelrooy in the 2002-3 campaign, while Ronaldo’s best came in 2013-14 with eight consecutive scoring appearances.
The 30-year-old striker brought his tally for the current campaign up to four with that goal, having previously scored twice to bring down Celtic and once in a 3-0 drubbing of Bayern Munich.
His current run also includes a goal in each leg during PSG’s last-16 defeat last term to Barcelona, as well as solitary strikes against Ludogorets and Arsenal for a total of eight in seven games.
One must look back to November 1, 2016 to find the last game Cavani failed to hit the net, when the French side prevailed 2-1 over Basel with goals from Blaise Matuidi and Thomas Meunier.
