Gooool! The fifth day of the Champions League breaks all scoring records

Published:27/11/2024 - 03:18h

Updated:27/11/2024 - 05:15h

This day of the UEFA Champions League went directly into history as one of the highest scoring days. What were the others? We tell you at FCBN

So far in matchday five of the UEFA Champions League 2024-25 has delivered to football fans worldwide a real goal-scoring spectacle. Why? Because in the nine matches already played, a total of 40 goals were scored, a voracious scoring record not seen for quite some time in the biggest club competition in Europe.

In these nine matchdays that took place on November 26, there were overwhelming victories, such as Atlético Madrid against Sparta Prague (6-0) and Atalanta's 1-6 win over BSC Young Boys. In addition to Bayer Leverkusen's 'hand' to RB Salzburg (5-0) and Arsenal's against Sporting (5-1). There were also other matches where three goals were scored, like Manchester City-Feyenoord (3-3), AC Milan-Slovan Bratislava (3-2), and FC Barcelona's 3-0 win over Stade Brestois, while in others, the goal difference was minimal, as in the case of Bayern Munich-PSG (1-0) and Inter Milan-RB Leipzig (1-0).

The significant historical record matched by this UEFA Champions League matchday

This matchday, rich in goals, matched a historic record in the UEFA Champions League. According to the metrics of the renowned statistics specialist, 'MisterChip,' this matchday stood out as the second with the most goals scored in the history of the competition. The first of all dates back to October 1, 1997, when 44 goals were scored in 12 matches:

Borussia Dortmund 4-1 Sparta Prague
AC Parma 2-0 Galatasaray
Feyenoord 2-0 1.FC Kosice
Manchester United 3-2 Juventus Turin
FC Dynamo Kiev 2-2 Newcastle United
FC Barcelona 2-2 PSV Eindhoven
Rosenborg BK 5-1 Olympiacos
Porto 0-2 Real Madrid
IFK Göteborg 1-3 Bayern Munich
Besiktas JK 3-1 Paris Saint-Germain
Lierse SK 1-1 Sporting Lisbon
AS Monaco 4-0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Subsequently, the second matchday with the most goals in the history of this competition occurred on October 21, 2014, with 40 goals in eight matches: