Champions League: 43 goals per round and a crushing defeat of PSG with seven goals scored

Return of the Champions League

According to glavcom.ua: After the break for national team matches, European competitions, including the Champions League, return to the football field this week. This is reported by Glavkom.

On Tuesday, October 21, the first nine matches of the third round of the main club tournament in Europe took place. The goal productivity of the matches was impressive - teams scored a total of 43 goals, which means over 4 goals per match.

The only draw and match where no goals were scored was the meeting between Kazakhstan's 'Kairat' and Cyprus' 'Pafos.'

Despite the numerical advantage of the hosts, the match ended goalless.

In all other matches, there was plenty of activity and goals scored. The central match was the confrontation between 'Bayer Leverkusen' and PSG, which ended with a score of 2:7 in favor of the guests. In this match, the players demonstrated impressive accuracy in shots on goal.

Top scorers of the round

Nine footballers scored against their opponents more than once in this round. Among them were players from 'Barcelona,' 'Arsenal,' 'Bayer Leverkusen,' PSG, 'Borussia Dortmund,' 'Newcastle,' 'PSV,' and 'Napoli.'

Match Results

• Barcelona - Olympiacos 6:1 (2:0)
• Kairat - Pafos 0:0 (0:0)
• Arsenal - Atletico 4:0 (0:0)
• Bayer Leverkusen - PSG 2:7 (1:4)
• Villarreal - Manchester City 0:2 (0:2)
• Copenhagen - Borussia Dortmund 2:4 (1:1)
• Newcastle United - Benfica 3:0 (1:0)
• PSV - Napoli 6:2 (2:1)
• Union - Inter 0:4 (0:2)

Note that the next nine matches will take place on October 22, and the main event will be the meeting of 'Real Madrid' and 'Juventus.'

The return of the Champions League impressed football fans with the productivity of the matches and bright victories. The top scorers of the round kept pace in terms of stats, scoring goals against opponents, thus delighting their supporters. The next matches promise to be extremely interesting and tense.