The last Champions League tournament turned out to be the highest-scoring in history. According to a statement from UEFA's press service, teams scored 71 goals in 18 matches.
The previous record number of goals was 67 (in round 3 of the 2025/26 season and round 5 of the 2024/25 season).
Most Successful Champions League Rounds
- 71 goals in 18 matches: 2025/26, round 3
- 67 goals in 18 matches: 2025/26, round 1
- 67 goals in 18 matches: 2024/25, round 5
- and others
It is worth noting that the Ukrainian national team achieved an important victory over Azerbaijan in the World Cup qualifiers. Also, in the qualifying match, the Ukrainian team defeated Iceland.
World Cup Qualifiers. Group D
Iceland – Ukraine 3:5 (1:3)
Goals: Ellertsson, 35, Gudmundsson, 59, 75 – Malinovskiy, 14, 45+5, Hutsulyak, 45, Kaluzhny, 85, Ocheretko, 89
In the next match, the Ukrainian national team drew with Azerbaijan – 1:1.
World Cup Qualifiers. Group D
Azerbaijan – Ukraine 1:1 (0:0).
Goals: Mahmudov (72, pen.) – Sudakov (51).
Additionally, in the previous match in the qualifying tournament for the 2026 World Cup, the Ukrainian national team lost to France with a score of 0:2 in a match that took place in Poland.
Ukrainian fans made themselves noticed on that day, showing their support for the team during the match against France by unfurling a huge banner reading 'Fortress of Europe'.
During the last Champions League tournament, teams scored a record number of goals in the history of the competition. Further victories and defeats of the Ukrainian national team in the World Cup qualifiers confirm the team's activity and success.