"You may like Bayern split their eight goals over two legs (Image credit: Getty Images) If it weren't a knockout game, we might not have bothered with this...but scoring eight, even over two legs, merits a mention. Bayern eased to a five-goal victory at the Allianz Arena in the first leg, with Thomas Muller and Robert Lewandowski both getting braces and Kingsley Coman getting the other. A 3-1 victory in Istanbul followed, giving Bayern one of the widest aggregate victories the competition has ever seen."
"Karim Benzema also helped himself to a hat-trick against the obliging Swedes, who had only narrowly lost to Madrid in the return fixture back in September. This was the perfect way for Los Blancos to round off the group stage, which preceded victories over Roma, Wolfsburg and Manchester City in the knockout rounds, before a penalty shoot-out success against neighbours Atletico Madrid in the final."
The Champions League has produced both close tactical battles and occasional overwhelming routs. Several matches feature six-, seven- and eight-goal tallies, judged by margin, stage, opponent quality, and whether results came in single games or on aggregate. Bayern Munich recorded a notable eight-goal aggregate romp, winning 5-0 at the Allianz Arena with goals from Thomas Muller, Robert Lewandowski and Kingsley Coman and sealing a 3-1 away victory. Real Madrid recorded an 8-0 group-stage win over Malmo in December 2015, highlighted by Cristiano Ronaldo's four goals and Karim Benzema's hat-trick.
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