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HISTORY:
Goalfest! A whopping 40 goals were scored in 8 Champions League games tonight [Stats] http://t.co/6vr4OQnOtK pic.twitter.com/a8ENNQV4c6
— 101 Great Goals (@101greatgoals) October 21, 2014
The all-time record is actually 44 from October 1, 1997, but that was before the days of staggered matchdays (and a smaller competition overall), so there were a total of 12 games played instead of just the 8 like last night. Current Barcelona coach Luis Enrique scored a brace back in '97 in a 2-2 draw against PSV Eindhoven, while Bayern (3-1 winners against IFK Göteborg), PSG (3-1 losers against Besiktas), Porto (2-0 losers against Real Madrid), and Sporting Lisbon (1-1 draw against Belgian side Lierse) also provide a common thread to that historic day.
FOOTBALL (all times BST):
19.45: Champions League: Atlético Madrid vs. Malmö FF
19.45: Champions League: Olympiakos Piraeus vs. Juventus
19.45: Champions League: Ludogorets vs. FC Basel
19.45: Champions League: Liverpool vs. Real Madrid
19.45: Champions League: Bayer Leverkusen vs. Zenit St. Petersburg
19.45: Champions League: AS Monaco vs. Benfica
19.45: Champions League: Anderlecht vs. Arsenal
19.45: Champions League: Galatasaray vs. BVB