Goal-scoring profusion dominates the European champions

The current season of the Champions League is witnessing fierce competition between the major European clubs to win the title of the prestigious competition. The round of 16 of the Champions League 2024-2025 kicks off on Tuesday evening, with several strong confrontations taking place, perhaps the most prominent of which is the anticipated derby between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid. As the tournament progresses and reaches the knockout stage, some striking numbers and statistics have emerged that reflect the wonderful and distinctive levels of many clubs and players.
- The total goals scored so far in the Champions League has reached 521 goals, with an average of 3.26 goals per match, which reflects the great offensive brilliance of the participating teams.
- Barcelona tops the list of clubs that have scored the most goals with 28 goals, followed by Real Madrid with 26 goals, while Borussia Dortmund came in third place with 25 goals.
- Inter Milan achieved the largest number of clean sheets (7 matches), which reflects the strength of its defense line in the European tournament.
- In terms of possession percentage, Bayern Munich outperformed with 63.4%, followed by Manchester City with 62.7%.
- Manchester City also had the best passing accuracy with 92.2%, which reflects the quality of the organization in building attacks.
- Borussia Dortmund striker Serhou Guirassy tops the list of scorers in the European competition with 10 goals, followed by Barcelona star Robert Lewandowski with 9 goals.
- In terms of assists, Charles de Ketelaere (Atalanta) and Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint-Germain) provided 5 assists each, alongside Brazilian Raphinha and Bayern Munich midfielder Joshua Kimmich.
- As for shots on goal, French star Kylian Mbappe, Real Madrid striker, recorded the highest rate with 24 shots so far.