Borussia Dortmund’s 8-4 win over Legia Warszawa in the 2016/17 group stage remains the highest-scoring match in UEFA Champions League history, with 12 goals scored on November 22, 2016. The German side came out on top in a remarkable contest that saw five goals inside the opening 32 minutes, including three strikes within a four-minute spell.
Aleksandar Prijović put Legia ahead in the 10th minute, but Shinji Kagawa responded with two quick goals to turn the match in Dortmund’s favour. Marco Reus also scored twice, and three more goals arrived in the final 10 minutes to complete the 8-4 scoreline.
Como’s 9-1 victory away to Lens on November 4, 2026 has also entered the record books, with the 10-goal encounter ranking among the most prolific matches in the competition’s history.
Full list of highest-scoring Champions League matches
- Borussia Dortmund 8-4 Legia Warszawa — November 22, 2016 (12 goals)
- Bayern Munich 9-2 GNK Dinamo — September 17, 2024 (11 goals)
- Monaco 8-3 Deportivo La Coruña — November 5, 2003 (11 goals)
- Paris Saint-Germain 7-2 Rosenborg — October 24, 2000 (nine goals)
- Tottenham Hotspur 2-7 Bayern Munich — October 1, 2019 (nine goals)
- Manchester City 6-3 Leipzig — September 15, 2021 (nine goals)
- Paris Saint-Germain 7-2 Maccabi Haifa — October 25, 2022 (nine goals)
- Bayer Leverkusen 2-7 Paris Saint-Germain — October 21, 2025 (nine goals)
- Barcelona 7-2 Newcastle United — March 18, 2026 (nine goals)
- Paris Saint-Germain 5-4 Bayern Munich — April 28, 2026 (nine goals)
Bayern Munich’s 9-2 defeat of GNK Dinamo in September 2024 and Monaco’s 8-3 win against Deportivo La Coruña in November 2003 are the other standout entries, each producing 11 goals. Barcelona’s 8-2 victory over Bayern Munich in the 2019/20 campaign also features among the highest-scoring matches in Champions League history.
UEFA also identified four matches that ended in 4-4 draws, each producing eight goals.
