The weeks it rained Champions League goals

A overwhelming 54 goals were scored in a opening week of UEFA Champions League action, the many on an opening matchday underneath a stream format introduced in 2003/04. But that were a sets of groups games that yielded even some-more – and could that record go on Tuesday and Wednesday?

•  The record: 63 goals, 12/13 Sep 2000

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Dortmund reason a record for many goals in a singular organisation stage

Tuesday 12 September
Group A: Spartak Moskva 2-0 Bayer Leverkusen, Sporting CP 2-2 Real Madrid
Group B: Sparta Praha 0-1 Arsenal, Shakhtar Donetsk 0-3 Lazio
Group C: Valencia 2-1 Olympiacos, Lyon 3-1 Heerenveen
Group D: Galatasaray 3-2 Monaco, Rangers 5-0 Sturm Graz
Wednesday 13 September
Group E: Hamburg 4-4 Juventus, Panathinaikos 1-1 Deportivo La Coruña
Group F: Rosenborg 3-1 Paris Saint-Germain, Helsingborg 1-3 Bayern München
Group G: Manchester United 5-1 Anderlecht, PSV Eindhoven 2-1 Dynamo Kyiv
Group H: AC Milan 4-1 BeÅŸiktaÅŸ, Barcelona 4-0 Leeds United

This turn was a initial of dual organisation stages. The foe constructed a record 449 goals, yet there were 157 matches underneath a format. The 380 goals final deteriorate came in only 125 fixtures, for a initial time in a UEFA Champions League commanding an normal of 3 per game.

• The highest-scoring UEFA Champions League matchdays

63: 12/13 Sep 2000 (matchday 1)
59: 21/22 Oct 2014 (matchday 3)
58: 6/7 Nov 2012 (matchday 4)
57: 19/20 Oct 1999 (matchday 4)
54: 26/27 Sep 2000 (matchday 3), 28/29 Sep 2004 (matchday 2), 8/9 Dec 2004 (matchday 6), 24/25 Nov 2015 (matchday 5), 12/13 Sep 2017 (matchday 1)

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21 Oct 2014: Roma 1-7 Bayern

•  Most goals on a singular day of 8 games: 40, 21 Oct 2014

Group E: CSKA Moskva 2-2 Manchester City, Roma 1-7 Bayern München
Group F: APOEL 0-1 Paris Saint-Germain, Barcelona 3-1 Ajax
Group G: Schalke 4-3 Sporting CP, Chelsea 6-0 Maribor
Group H: BATE Borisov 0-7 Shakhtar Donetsk, Porto 2-1 Athletic Club

•  The many goals in a organisation on a singular day

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18 Sep 2002: Group F matchday 1: Manchester United 5-2 Maccabi Haifa, Olympiacos 6-2 Bayer Leverkusen
22 Nov 2016: Group F matchday 5: Sporting CP 1-2 Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund 8-4 Legia Warszawa

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2 Oct 2002, Group B matchday 3: Liverpool 5-0 Spartak Moskva, Valencia 6-2 Basel
5 Nov 2003, Group C matchday 4: Monaco 8-3 Deportivo La Coruña, PSV Eindhoven 2-0 AEK Athens
7 Nov 2012, Group F matchday 4: Valencia 4-2 BATE Borisov, Bayern München 6-1 LOSC Lille
21 Oct 2014, Group G matchday 3: Schalke 4-3 Sporting CP, Chelsea 6-0 Maribor

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