No jeopardy but loads of fun - Champions League sets new goals record

It was goals galore again in the Champions League on Tuesday, with the competition setting a new record this season.

Phil Foden scored a hat-trick in Manchester City's 5-1 win over AEK Athens

Since the current Champions League format was introduced at the start of the 2024-25 season, Europe's elite club competition has delivered all of the above and more.

Already trending upwards over the past two campaigns, there has been a genuine goals boom in this year's competition.

The 187 goals scored so far have come at an average of 4.16 per game - the highest in Champions League history.

"Look how many goals have been scored, it's phenomenal," ex-Manchester United and England winger Ashley Young said on BBC Radio 5 Live. "The attackers are being clinical."

Former Liverpool defender Stephen Warnock described the volume of goals as "incredible" - so how unusual is it?

Source: BBC Sport