The UEFA Champions League delivered 78 goals across the second matchday, a new all-time high for a single round. Erling Haaland added his own milestone on top of it, reaching 60 Champions League goals in only 60 matches. The previous round record had been 71 goals on the third matchday of last season.
The record scoring night
Wednesday alone produced 46 goals across the nine matches played, which is a huge share of the total on its own. The most open game of the day was Liverpool's 6-3 win over Lask Linz in Austria, and Aston Villa also turned in a heavy result with a 6-0 defeat of Fenerbahçe.
Paris Saint Germain beat Manchester City 4-2, another scoreline that sat comfortably inside the general pattern of the round. A Bola's round summary captured that spread of results by pointing to Sporting's 2-0 win over Lens and Porto's 2-3 loss to Betis, with the wider point being clear enough without any need to dress it up.
Haaland's 60 in 60
Haaland's mark is the other number that stands out. He got to 60 Champions League goals in 60 appearances, while Lionel Messi had needed 80 matches to reach the same figure. That is a serious gap in pace, even in a competition that has seen plenty of elite finishers.
The Liverpool result fits the tone of the night too. Their 6-3 win was part of a round that kept throwing up big scores, and the 78-goal total now sits above every previous Champions League matchday.
The round will be remembered for the total as much as any single game, but Haaland's 60-in-60 makes it more than just a noisy week of football. The next Champions League matchday will be watched with this benchmark already in place.
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