Borussia Dortmund’s 8-4 victory over Legia Warszawa remains the highest-scoring match in UEFA Champions League history, while Como’s 9-1 demolition of Lens has joined the competition’s list of most prolific encounters.
The Dortmund-Legia encounter produced 12 goals during the 2016/17 group stage, with the German side emerging victorious in a remarkable contest.
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.
Aleksandar Prijović gave Legia a 10th-minute lead, but Shinji Kagawa scored twice in quick succession to put Dortmund ahead.
Marco Reus also registered a brace, while three goals were scored in the closing 10 minutes to complete the 8-4 result.
Como’s 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.
Bayern Munich’s 9-2 victory over GNK Dinamo in September 2024 and Monaco’s 8-3 win against Deportivo La Coruña in November 2003 are other notable entries on the list.
Barcelona’s 8-2 defeat of Bayern Munich in the 2019/20 campaign also features among the highest-scoring Champions League matches.
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)
• Barcelona 2-8 Bayern Munich — August 14, 2020 (10 goals)
• Lens 1-9 Como — November 4, 2026 (10 goals)
• Paris Saint-Germain 7-2 Rosenborg — October 24, 2000 (nine goals)
• Lyon 7-2 Werder Bremen — March 8, 2005 (nine goals)
• Villarreal 6-3 Aalborg — October 21, 2008 (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)
• Benfica 4-5 Barcelona — January 21, 2025 (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)
• LASK 3-6 Liverpool — October 14, 2026 (nine goals)
Full list of highest-scoring Champions League draws
UEFA also identified four matches that ended in 4-4 draws, each producing eight goals.
• Hamburg 4-4 Juventus — September 13, 2000
• Chelsea 4-4 Liverpool — April 14, 2009
• Bayer Leverkusen 4-4 Roma — October 20, 2015
• Chelsea 4-4 Ajax — November 5, 2019
