Football is Mathematics
UEFA Champions League 9
UEFA Europa League 18
UEFA Europa Conference League 18
Premier League 10
LaLiga 10
Bundesliga 9
Serie A 10
Ligue 1 9
Eredivisie 9
Liga Portugal 7
The Champions League is the biggest prize in club football and the 2022/23 season is set to be another exceptional season.
The defending champions are Real Madrid and they beat Liverpool 1-0 in the final last season. Having lost at home in the group stages of the 2021/22 Champions League to Sheriff Tiraspol of Moldova, which was one of the biggest upsets in the history of the competition, Real Madrid recovered to lift the trophy.
Bring it on! 👊#UCL || #UCLdraw pic.twitter.com/z9IBs4zdUA
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) August 25, 2022
Real Madrid relied on the goals of Karim Benzema last season and the French international scored 15 goals in the competition. That number of goals equalled the highest number scored in the competition since 2015/16, when Cristiano Ronaldo scored 16 goals for Real Madrid.
Ronaldo holds the record for the number of goals scored in a single Champions League campaign and he netted 17 times for Real Madrid in the 2013/14 season.
Ronaldo will not be adding to his tally as he is playing in the Europa League for Manchester United but he could still end the 2022/23 season as the leading Champions League goal scorer in history, with 140 goals.
Lionel Messi is second in the list on 125 goals, with Robert Lewandowski and Benzema in joint third on 83 goals.
Having won the Champions League last season, Real Madrid have the most European titles to their name, having won the competition 13 times.
That leaves them well clear of AC Milan on 7, with Bayern Munich and Liverpool on 6 apiece. In terms of reaching the latter stages of the competition, Real Madrid have played in the semi-final 31 times, which is 11 clear of Bayern Munich and 14 clear of Barcelona. That underlines the dominance of Real Madrid in the Champions League.
Football fans love seeing goals and the 2000/01 season was the best for overall goal scoring in the Champions League.
There was a total of 449 goals scored in the Champions League during that season, which also holds the record for the highest number of goals on a single matchday.
A total of 63 goals were scored on matchday one of the first group stage of the 2000/01 competition. However, it is worth noting there were two group stages in the Champions League that season but the same number of groups in the first group stage of the tournament, when the single matchday goals record was broken.
The most goals in a single Champions League game was in the fixture between Borussia Dortmund and Legia Warszawa in November 2016. It was the fifth round of matches in the group stage and Borussia Dortmund won the game 8-4.
The most goals in a Champions League knockout game is currently 10 and that was set in the extraordinary 2020 quarter final as Bayern Munich won 8-2 against Barcelona.
Going back to the preliminary rounds of the European Cup, 8 teams have won games by a margin of 10 goals or more, with Dinamo București beating Crusaders 11-0 in 73/74 being the record.
The largest margin of victory in the Champions League group stage is 8-0 and that has happened twice, with Liverpool beating Besiktas and Real Madrid beating Malmo.
Will we see new records set in the 2022/23 Champions League?
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| OVERALL TABLE | PTS | GP | W | D | L | +/- | |
1 |
Barcelona | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
2 |
Sporting CP | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
3 |
Arsenal | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
4 |
Bayern Munich | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
5 |
PSG | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
6 |
Calcio Como | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
7 |
Manchester United | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
8 |
Stuttgart | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
9 |
Manchester City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
10 |
Villarreal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
11 |
Aston Villa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
12 |
Atlético Madrid | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
13 |
Real Betis | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
14 |
Borussia Dortmund | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
15 |
Liverpool | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
16 |
Real Madrid | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
17 |
AEK | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
18 |
Club Brugge | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
19 |
Lens | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
20 |
RB Leipzig | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 |
21 |
Sabah | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 |
22 |
Roma | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
23 |
Fenerbahçe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
24 |
Shakhtar Donetsk | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
25 |
PSV Eindhoven | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
26 |
Viking FK | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 |
27 |
LASK Linz | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
28 |
Inter | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 |
29 |
Porto | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 |
30 |
Slavia Praha | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 |
31 |
Napoli | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 |
32 |
Lille | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 |
33 |
Feyenoord | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -4 |
34 |
Galatasaray | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -5 |
35 |
Slovan Bratislava | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -5 |
36 |
Bodo/Glimt | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -5 |
In their 40 most recent matches of all competitions, Lincoln City have been undefeated 35 times
BATE Borisov are on a poor run of just 3 wins in 20 matches (Vysshaya Liga)
Saint Louis City are on an unbeaten run of 18 games in their Major League Soccer participation
In 13 of their most recent matches in Champions League, Bodo/Glimt have seen over 2.5 goals scored
Al Shamiya have been defeated in their last 8 matches in 1st Division
Philadelphia Union have won 7 consecutive games in Major League Soccer
Zenit have succeeded in keeping a clean sheet in their most recent 7 Kubok games
Kasetsart FC haven't scored a goal in all of their last 5 league matches
A margin of 2+ goals was achieved by Markhiya SC in their last 4 Q League games
Nomme Kalju II have been defeated at HT/FT in their last 4 Esiliiga matches
Vélez Sársfield Res. haven't lost in 30 of their last 36 home matches in Reserve League
Saint Louis City are on an unbeaten run of 18 games in their Major League Soccer participation
Montreal Impact are in an unfortunate period, having won just 2 of their last 17 matches in Major League Soccer
There have been over 2.5 goals in Minnesota United's last 9 Major League Soccer games
Philadelphia Union have won 7 consecutive games in Major League Soccer
Sporting Braga have kept a clean sheet in their last 6 matches in UEFA Europa Conference League
SV Notch have been defeated in their last 5 matches in Hoofdklasse
Levski Sofia have failed to score in their last 5 matches in Europa League
In a series of 4 I Liqa games, Shahdagh Qusar have succeeded in winning at HT/FT
Dinamo Puerto have lost by 2+ goals all of their last 3 Copa Venezuela games
Chengdu Qianbao are unbeaten in 47 of their 55 most recent matches (Super League)
Chernomorets Balchik are on a run of 31 consecutive undefeated matches in their domestic league
FK Dorostol are in an unfortunate period, having won just 1 of their last 20 matches in Third League - North-East
Dunfermline's most recent games have been low-scoring, with under 2.5 goals in their last 11 matches in Championship
Juventus Malchika have a poor record of 11 consecutive defeats in HT/FT in Third League - North-West
Qingdao Jonoon's latest record consists of 10 straight losses in Super League
Stockholm Internazionale have won their last 10 Div 1 Norra games in a row
Tristán Suárez are on a successful run of 7 games in Nacional B where they have kept a clean sheet
Levadiakos have not been able to score a goal in their 7 most recent matches in Super League
FC Differdange 03 have won at half time/full time all of their last 6 league matches
Chengdu Qianbao are unbeaten in 47 of their 55 most recent matches (Super League)
Chernomorets Balchik are on a run of 31 consecutive undefeated matches in their domestic league
In their last 20 games in Eerste Divisie, Helmond Sport have a poor record of just 3 wins
In 13 of their most recent matches in Champions League, Bodo/Glimt have seen over 2.5 goals scored
Juventus Malchika have a poor record of 11 consecutive defeats in HT/FT in Third League - North-West
Qingdao Jonoon's latest record consists of 10 straight losses in Super League
Stockholm Internazionale have won their last 10 Div 1 Norra games in a row
At least 2 goals have separated Barcelona and their oponents in their last 10 wins in all competitions
Zenit have succeeded in keeping a clean sheet in their most recent 7 Kubok games
Kalmar FF have failed to score a goal in each of their last 7 Allsvenskan games











