The third round of the overall tournament of the Champions League has become a record for scoring in the history. In 18 matches held on October 21 and 22, clubs scored 71 goals – almost four goals on average per match (3.94). The previous record was set in the fifth round of last season – 67 goals.
The richest in goals in the third round of the current Champions League was the match in Leverkusen, where the reigning champion of the tournament, French Paris Saint-Germain, crushed the local Bayer with a score of 7:2.
Eight goals were seen by spectators in Eindhoven, Netherlands – PSG left no chance for success to the guests from Italian Napoli – 6:2. Seven goals were scored between Spanish Barcelona and Greek Olympiacos – 6:1 in favor of the Catalan club. Six goals were scored in three matches: Eintracht (Frankfurt, Germany) – Liverpool (England) – 1:5, Copenhagen (Denmark) – Borussia (Dortmund, Germany) – 2:4, Chelsea (London, England) – Ajax (Amsterdam, Netherlands) – 5:1.
It should be noted that after three rounds of the group stage of the Champions League, Paris Saint-Germain, Bayern Munich, Arsenal (London), Inter Milan, and Real Madrid are leading without losses, having scored 9 points out of a possible 9.
