By Prakhar Sachdeo
Published September 18, 2024
CNBC-TV18.com
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Bayern Munich beat Dinamo Zagreb 9-2 on the opening night of the new season of UEFA Champions League. Several records were broken during Bayern's thumping win. Here is a look at those records
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With 9 goals, Bayern has now created the record of scoring most goals by a team in a Champions League match. The previous record was held by Borussia Dortmund when they scored 8 goals vs Legia Warszawa in 2016.
Most goals by a team in a Champions League match
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During the match Harry Kane became the highest scoring English player in European Cup history with 33 goals, breaking Wayne Rooney's mark of 30.
Highest scoring English player in European Cup history
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Bayern's victory margin of 7 goals is now the second-biggest winning margin in Champions League, behind Liverpool and Real Madrid's 8-0 victories
Second-biggest winning margin in Champions League history
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With a total of 11 goals the match has gone down in record books as the Champions League fixture with second-most goals in competition's history. The highest-scoring Champions Legaue match is Dortmund 8-4 Legia Warszawa in 2016.
Second-most goals scored in a Champions League match
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The fixture was Thomas Muller's 152nd UCL match for Bayern Munich. With that he went past Xavi to become the player with most Champions League for a single club. Xavi had played 151 matches for Barca.
Most UCL appearances for a single club
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