The League Phase of the Champions League 2025-26 has shown goals galore, with some games witnessing half a dozen strikes resulting in some big wins. The European powerhouses have demonstrated their strength right from the start of the competition, which is in its second year under this new format. In this format, not only are three points important, but goal difference plays a crucial role in determining which teams finish in the top eight, secure a playoff spot, or risk being eliminated from the competition entirely. Every game has heightened the stakes, with clubs treating each match like a final, thanks to top strikers transforming most matches into goal fests.
Here are the high-scoring games in the League Phase of the 2025-26 Champions League season so far:
Frankfurt 5-1 Galatasaray (Matchday 1)
The first high-scoring game in the Champions League 2025-26 league phase occurred in matchweek one, featuring a fixture not expected to be filled with goals. Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt welcomed Turkish giants Galatasaray in not-so-much of a glamorous clash, yet had an eye-catching result at the end. The Turkish league champions took the lead inside just eight minutes from the break, but were not ready for the response from the home side. The equaliser apparently was their making, as a sloppy giveaway allowed Ritsu Doan to latch on and chip Ugurcan Cakir, which deflected off Davinson Sanchez into the net. The Eagles then fired back-to-back goals in first-half stoppage time to take a 3-1 advantage at half-time. The stunned guest got hit again five minutes after the hour mark when Jonathan Burkardt’s header again took a deflection off Sanchez to rest in the net. Ansgar Knauff placed the final nail in the coffin by capitalising on another awful defensive mistake to make a five-star evening for his side.
PSG 4-0 Atalanta (Matchday 1)
The match between Paris Saint-Germain and Atalanta was expected to be an intense face-off, but it resulted in a one-sided affair at the French capital. The Champions League holders once again reminded everyone of their dominant goal-scoring nature that helped them win the trophy last season under the tutelage of master tactician Luis Enrique, while the Serie A side, experiencing their first season post the revolutionary Gian Piero Gasperini era, was left clueless. It took the home side just three minutes to open their account, with Marquinhos finding himself in the D box to poke in a Fabian Ruiz cross. PSG’s rampant attacks continued and after Nuno Mendes, Bradley Barcola and Achraf Hakimi came close, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia slammed the second of the evening. The side could have gone 3-0 up before half-time only for Barcola to miss his spot-kick, but Mendes made it happen, scoring to reward his hard work in the evening. Substitute Goncalo Ramos finished the scoring in stoppage time with an excellent dink over opposition keeper Marco Carnesecchi.
Atletico Madrid 5-1 Frankfurt (Matchday 2)
While Frankfurt enjoyed a five-goal haul in the opening League Phase game of the 2025/26 Champions League season, they were at the wrong end of it when they travelled to Spain’s capital to face Atletico Madrid. Diego Simeone’s side caught wind in the sail after a disappointing start to the season with a flamboyant 5-2 victory over city rivals Real Madrid, hoping to carry the momentum to register their first continental win of the season at home after losing a 3-2 thriller to Liverpool in the last minute at Anfield. They delivered it perfectly with another fierce attacking display that saw them go 3-0 up at half-time. Giacomo Raspadori opened the scoring inside four minutes, followed by Robin Le Normand heading into an open net past the half-hour mark, before it became a Julian Alvarez show. The Argentinian set up Antoine Griezmann before finding Giuliano Simeone’s head from a corner to thwart any comeback attempts from the visitors, who pulled one back at the hour mark. The 25-year-old then capped off his excellent performance with a marvellous Panenka from the spot to show why he is one of the best in his business.
Kairat Almaty 0-5 Real Madrid (Matchday 2)
Coming back off a horror Madrid derby loss, which cancelled their seven-game winning start to the campaign, Real Madrid knew they had to recapture their form quickly as they travelled to Kazakhstan to face Champions League debutants Kairat Almaty. The Kazakh side made waves after beating Scottish champions Celtic to reach this stage, but the record champions were determined to show they are a different mantle. To be fair, the home side was able to restrict Xabi Alonso’s men for the first 25 minutes and even tested Thibaut Courtois at 0-0. However, the floodgates opened when Kairat keeper Sherhan Kalmurza clumsily brought down Franco Mastantuono in the box, leading to Kylian Mbappe converting from the spot. The Frenchman became the focal point of Los Blancos’s attack again as he completed a wholesome hat-trick, his fourth one in the competition, by scoring two more in the second half, while substitutes Eduardo Camavinga and Brahim Diaz also got on the scoresheet. Courtois also achieved an incredible feat by becoming only the second Real Madrid goalkeeper to assist a goal in the competition's history and the first since 1997.
Pafos FC 1-5 Bayern Munich (Matchday 2)
Another fixture involving a Champions League debutant and former competition winners in the second matchweek of the League Phase was Pafos FC welcoming Bayern Munich. The Cypriot club also created a lot of surprise in beating competition regulars like Dynamo Kyiv and Red Star Belgrade to be among the 36 teams, but had to face the same fate as Kairat, taking on a heavyweight. Vincent Kompany’s men showed their ruthless nature that they have been inflicting on opposition this season, led by none other than their never-stop-scoring striker, Harry Kane. Playing in a little withdrawal number ten role in this match to striker Nicholas Jackson, the England captain, opened the scoring inside just 15 minutes and then completed his brace around the 34th minute mark after Raphael Guerreiro and Jackson already made it 3-0 following the opener. Mirslav Orsic pulled one back on the stroke of half-time with a stunning goal in an unexpected way, but that was the only moment the home fans cherished in a forgetful evening, which got worse when Michael Olise, having grabbed two assists earlier in the evening, rounded off the scoring in the second half.
