{"id":9565,"date":"2026-11-05T05:46:14","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T05:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/05\/full-list-highest-scoring-matches-in-champions-league-history\/"},"modified":"2026-11-05T05:46:14","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T05:46:14","slug":"full-list-highest-scoring-matches-in-champions-league-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/05\/full-list-highest-scoring-matches-in-champions-league-history\/","title":{"rendered":"FULL LIST: Highest-scoring matches in Champions League history"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Borussia Dortmund\u2019s 8-4 victory over Legia Warszawa remains the highest-scoring match in UEFA Champions League history, while Como\u2019s 9-1 demolition of Lens has joined the competition\u2019s list of most prolific encounters.\n<\/p>\n<p>The Dortmund-Legia encounter produced 12 goals during the 2016\/17 group stage, with the German side emerging victorious in a remarkable contest.\n<\/p>\n<p>According to the UEFA website on Wednesday, the match featured five goals in the opening 32 minutes, including a spell in which three goals were scored within four minutes.\n<\/p>\n<p>Aleksandar Prijovi\u0107 gave Legia a 10th-minute lead, but Shinji Kagawa scored twice in quick succession to put Dortmund ahead.<\/p>\n<p>Marco Reus also registered a brace, while three goals were scored in the closing 10 minutes to complete the 8-4 result.\n<\/p>\n<p>Como\u2019s 9-1 victory away to Lens on November 4, 2026, also entered the record books, with the 10-goal encounter ranking among the highest-scoring matches in the competition.\n<\/p>\n<p>Bayern Munich\u2019s 9-2 victory over GNK Dinamo in September 2024 and Monaco\u2019s 8-3 win against Deportivo La Coru\u00f1a in November 2003 are other notable entries on the list.<\/p>\n<p>Barcelona\u2019s 8-2 defeat of Bayern Munich in the 2019\/20 campaign also features among the highest-scoring Champions League matches.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2293474\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2293474\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2293474\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.punchng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/05064251\/113949483_hi062912241_1793857371.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"624\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.punchng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/05064251\/113949483_hi062912241_1793857371-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdn.punchng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/05064251\/113949483_hi062912241_1793857371-313x176.webp 313w, https:\/\/cdn.punchng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/05064251\/113949483_hi062912241_1793857371-255x143.webp 255w, https:\/\/cdn.punchng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/05064251\/113949483_hi062912241_1793857371-150x84.webp 150w, https:\/\/cdn.punchng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/05064251\/113949483_hi062912241_1793857371-60x34.webp 60w, https:\/\/cdn.punchng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/05064251\/113949483_hi062912241_1793857371.webp 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2293474\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bayern thrash Barca 8-2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<h4>Full list of highest-scoring Champions League matches<\/h4>\n<p><strong>\u2022 Borussia Dortmund 8-4 Legia Warszawa \u2014 November 22, 2016 (12 goals)<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 Bayern Munich 9-2 GNK Dinamo \u2014 September 17, 2024 (11 goals)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 Monaco 8-3 Deportivo La Coru\u00f1a \u2014 November 5, 2003 (11 goals)<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 Barcelona 2-8 Bayern Munich \u2014 August 14, 2020 (10 goals)<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 Lens 1-9 Como \u2014 November 4, 2026 (10 goals)<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 Paris Saint-Germain 7-2 Rosenborg \u2014 October 24, 2000 (nine goals)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 Lyon 7-2 Werder Bremen \u2014 March 8, 2005 (nine goals)<\/strong> <\/p>\n<div class=\"read-also\">\n<header>Related News<\/header>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>\u2022 Villarreal 6-3 Aalborg \u2014 October 21, 2008 (nine goals)<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 Tottenham Hotspur 2-7 Bayern Munich \u2014 October 1, 2019 (nine goals)<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 Manchester City 6-3 Leipzig \u2014 September 15, 2021 (nine goals)<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 Paris Saint-Germain 7-2 Maccabi Haifa \u2014 October 25, 2022 (nine goals)<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 Benfica 4-5 Barcelona \u2014 January 21, 2025 (nine goals)<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 Bayer Leverkusen 2-7 Paris Saint-Germain \u2014 October 21, 2025 (nine goals)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 Barcelona 7-2 Newcastle United \u2014 March 18, 2026 (nine goals)<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 Paris Saint-Germain 5-4 Bayern Munich \u2014 April 28, 2026 (nine goals)<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 LASK 3-6 Liverpool \u2014 October 14, 2026 (nine goals)<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<h3>Full list of highest-scoring Champions League draws<\/h3>\n<p>UEFA also identified four matches that ended in 4-4 draws, each producing eight goals.\n<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <strong>Hamburg 4-4 Juventus \u2014 September 13, 2000<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 Chelsea 4-4 Liverpool \u2014 April 14, 2009<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 Bayer Leverkusen 4-4 Roma \u2014 October 20, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022 Chelsea 4-4 Ajax \u2014 November 5, 2019<\/strong>\n                    <\/p>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Punch Newspapers &#8211; Latest News<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Borussia Dortmund\u2019s 8-4 victory over Legia Warszawa remains the highest-scoring match in UEFA Champions League history, while Como\u2019s 9-1 demolition of Lens has joined the competition\u2019s list of most prolific&hellip; 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