Borussia Dortmund and Legia Warsaw made Champions League history on Tuesday - with the 12 goals they shared the highest in a single match.
Thomas Tuchel's side beat their Polish opponents 8-4 on a truly memorable evening in Germany.
UCL Table For Group F As It Stands
UCL Table For Group F As It Stands
It surpassed the 11 scored when Monaco beat Deportivo La Coruna 8-3 in 2003.
Match Highlights
There were seven goals in 22 first-half minutes - and Legia ended up as the first side to score four goals in a Champions League match and still lose.
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So far, so good for Legia Warsaw as Aleksandar Prijovic opens the scoring for them after 10 minutes |
A record-breaking evening:
- It is the first time in Champions League history that eight players scored in a single match.
- Dortmund became the fourth team after Liverpool, Monaco and Real Madrid to score eight goals in a Champions League fixture.
- It was the first match in any European competition with 12 goals since Ajax defeated Luxembourg's Red Boys Differdange 14-0 in the old Uefa Cup on 3 October 1984.
- Only one match in the history of the European Cup and Champions League has had more goals - that was when Dutch side Feyenoord beat KR of Iceland 12-2 in September 1969.
- Dortmund have now scored 14 goals against Legia this season - the most by any team against a single opponent in one Champions League campaign.
- Shinji Kagawa - once of Manchester United - scored two goals in just 76 seconds, the fastest double in Champions League history.
A dream return for Reus
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Making his first appearance after six months out injured, Marco Reus decides to join in the party. He scores his first as the clock hits 32 minutes... |
Dortmund's Marco Reus celebrated his return after six months out by not only captaining the side but also by scoring a hat-trick.
"I was just happy to be there from the start," said Reus, who missed the 2014 World Cup and Euro 2016 because of injury.
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It was a night of celebration for Dortmund - who became the fourth team to score eight goals in a single Champions League match |
"It is how you imagine your perfect comeback. I waited a long time for this and so it is even sweeter. The ball will be signed by everyone and will go on the shelf."
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