Twenty-eight goals in eight matches. The first match day of the latest season of the Champions League was a goal fest for football fans.
Lionel Messi netted twice in Barcelona’s convincing 3-0 victory over Juventus that kicked off their campaign in style, while Paris Saint-Germain’s new attacking trio of Neymar, Kylian Mbappe and Edinson Cavani, were as formidable as predicted. Manchester United, Bayern Munich and Chelsea also won big on Tuesday.
Here are all the big, crazy and mind-blowing numbers from the first night of Champions League 2017-’18.
RESULTS!
— #UCL (@ChampionsLeague) September 12, 2017
The #UCL returns with 28 goals ⚽️🔥
Performance of the night? pic.twitter.com/8VDyh1fbMX
Mbappe, the teen sensation
1 - Kylian Mbappe is the first-ever player to score a Champions League goal as a teenager for two different clubs (Monaco & PSG). Wonderkid. pic.twitter.com/Z22y6OXEkN
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) September 12, 2017
Kylian Mbappé equals the record for most CL goals scored as a teenager (7), which was exclusively held by Patrick Kluivert. #UCL #CELPSG
— Gracenote Live (@GracenoteLive) September 12, 2017
With a little help from teammates
Neymar has been directly involved in a Champions League goal once every 92.1 minutes in his career:
— Squawka Football (@Squawka) September 13, 2017
22 ⚽️
16 🅰️
Always performs. 👏 pic.twitter.com/IcD1K0MVEi
All-time top scorers in the #UCL for Paris:
— #UCL (@ChampionsLeague) September 12, 2017
Edinson Cavani 22
Zlatan Ibrahimović 20
George Weah 16@ECavaniOfficial 👏👏👏 pic.twitter.com/9xQyemp4Eb
🇧🇷 Neymar has been directly involved in 9 goals in 5 games for Paris (5 goals, 4 assists). 💪
— #UCL (@ChampionsLeague) September 12, 2017
Most in-form player in Europe? ⚽️ #UCL pic.twitter.com/eW3vRxv1v3
The main men
¡GOAL ⚽️ ALERT!
— Quotes on Messi 🗯 (@MessiQuote) September 12, 2017
Messi scores his;
• 1st against Buffon
• 7th of the season
• 39th of the year
• 95th in the UCL
• 572nd of his career pic.twitter.com/mS7Yq7KrZy
1 - Marcus Rashford has scored on his PL, Europa League, Champions League & EFL Cup debut for @ManUtd, as well as his England debut. Star. pic.twitter.com/15yOy8Mc8V
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) September 12, 2017
Thibaut Courtois: Is the first goalkeeper to register a Champions League assist since Fraser Forster in November 2012 (Celtic vs Barcelona)
— WhoScored.com (@WhoScored) September 12, 2017
James Rodriguez game by numbers vs. Anderlecht:
— Squawka Football (@Squawka) September 13, 2017
92% pass accuracy
74 passes
10 crosses
4 chances created
4 blocks
4 shots
2 tackles won
🔥 pic.twitter.com/0SHNbINHW7
It was a different world in November 2011...
— Eurosport UK (@Eurosport_UK) September 12, 2017
The last time CSKA keeper Igor Akinfeev kept a clean sheet in the #UCL group stage 😲 pic.twitter.com/Pmg2HSBkcQ
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