Long live the show! Record of goals in a Champions League quarterfinals

What two days of goals in the Champions League this week! No fewer than 18 were scored in the first four legs of the quarterfinals, a big number that shows an average of 4.5 goals per game.

Offensive football, spectacle and, above all, goals have dominated these quarterfinals so far despite the fact that at this point in the competition teams tend to play with caution due to how much at stake.

Offensive production teams

But the availability of equipment such as Barcelona, ​​Manchester City, Arsenal, PSG and Borussia Dortmundwhich is based on their ball control strategy, and so on Real Madrid, Atlético and Bayern Munich, With a more direct style of play but always looking for a rival goal, they led to a flood of goals.

If Tuesday is too much with two real games between Real Madrid and Manchester on the one hand (3-3 at the Bernabéu) and Arsenal-Bayern Munich (2-2 at the Emirates)Wednesday’s matches also netted another eight goals: five at the Parc des Princes between PSG and Barcelona (2-3) and three more in the Metropolitan between Atlético and Borussia Dortmund (2-1).

Like in the 2010-2011 season

These 18 goals represent a record for goals in the first legs of a Champions League quarterfinal since the 2010–2011 season this number was also reached in four games played before.

Specific Barcelona beat Shakhtar Donetsk 5-1he Real Madrid beat Tottenham 4-0, Schalke beat Inter Milan 2-5 while Manchester United beat Chelsea 0-1.

20 goals in the atypical 2020 edition

Only once scored more than 18 goals in the quarterfinals of the Champions League. It was in 2020 but then the playoffs a single match was played in Lisbon due to the Covid pandemic which led UEFA to convert the tournament to the Final 8.

Then 20 points total, highlightingor Bayern Munich’s historic 2-8 against Barcelona in Da Luz. In the remaining matches, Lyon eliminated Manchester City (1-3), Leipzig beat Atlético (2-1) and PSG beat Atalanta (1-2).