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Ronaldo & Neymar help set Champions League group stage goals record

Paris Saint-Germain's haul of 25 goals and the 23 scored by Liverpool ensured the 2017-18 Champions League group stage set a new record.

Neymar was on target six times for PSG

Paris, December 7: The Champions League group stage saw more goals in 2017-18 than in any previous season in the history of the competition, with 306 scored in total.

Paris Saint-Germain were the most prolific, world-record signing Neymar on target six times as they hit the net on 25 occasions, while Liverpool managed 23 thanks in part to the 7-0 thrashings of Maribor and Spartak Moscow.

Group H runners-up Real Madrid notched 17 as Cristiano Ronaldo made history by becoming the first player to score in all six first-phase games, while Harry Kane hit six for the section's winners Tottenham.

Matchday six goalfests including Porto's 5-2 thumping of last season's semi-finalists Monaco and Madrid's 3-2 victory over Borussia Dortmund ensured a new record was set.

Source: OPTA

Story first published: Thursday, December 7, 2017, 8:52 [IST]
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