Borussia Dortmund’s 8-4 triumph over Legia Warszawa remains the highest-scoring fixture in UEFA Champions League history, with Como’s 9-1 victory over Lens adding another remarkable result to the competition’s record books.
The Dortmund-Legia clash, played during the 2016/17 group stage on November 22, 2016, produced 12 goals in an extraordinary encounter that saw the German side claim victory.
According to UEFA, the match witnessed five goals within the opening 32 minutes, including a remarkable sequence of three goals in four minutes.
Aleksandar Prijović opened the scoring for Legia in the 10th minute before Shinji Kagawa struck twice to hand Dortmund the advantage.
Marco Reus also scored a brace, while three additional goals were recorded in the final 10 minutes to seal the 8-4 victory in one of the competition’s most memorable encounters.
Como’s 9-1 away win against Lens on November 4, 2026, has also entered the Champions League record books.
The 10-goal encounter ranks among the competition’s most prolific matches.
Other notable high-scoring fixtures include Bayern Munich’s 9-2 demolition of GNK Dinamo in September 2024 and Monaco’s 8-3 victory over Deportivo La Coruña in November 2003.
Barcelona’s 2-8 defeat to Bayern Munich in the 2019/20 campaign is also among the matches with the highest goal totals in the competition.
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)
Highest-scoring Champions League draws
UEFA’s records also feature four matches that ended in 4-4 draws, with each fixture producing eight goals.
The matches are:
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
