Dortmund’s 8-4 win remains the Champions League’s highest-scoring game
The German side and Legia Warszawa produced 12 goals in their group-stage meeting on 22 November 2016.
Borussia Dortmund defeated Legia Warszawa 8-4 on 22 November 2016, making their Matchday 5 meeting the highest-scoring game in UEFA Champions League history, according to UEFA.
The 12-goal group-stage match featured a rapid shift in the score and a flurry of late goals. It remains distinct from the competition’s highest-scoring knockout match, Bayern München’s 8-2 win against Barcelona in 2020.
A record-setting group match
Legia took the lead through Aleksandar Prijović in the 10th minute. Shinji Kagawa then scored twice in quick succession as Dortmund moved ahead, and Marco Reus also claimed two goals in the 8-4 victory.
The score was 5-2 after 32 minutes. UEFA’s account notes that three goals came in a four-minute spell, while three more were scored in the final ten minutes.
Dortmund’s total tops the list
UEFA lists Dortmund’s 8-4 result over Legia as the Champions League game with the most goals: 12 in total. The next-highest totals in the list are 11, recorded in Bayern München’s 9-2 win against GNK Dinamo in 2024 and Monaco’s 8-3 victory over Deportivo La Coruña in 2003.
The record concerns the total goals in one match; UEFA identifies a separate benchmark for knockout games. Bayern’s 8-2 quarter-final win over Barcelona on 14 August 2020 is the highest-scoring knockout match in the competition.
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UEFA’s record list places Dortmund’s 2016 meeting with Legia at the top for goals in a Champions League game.
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