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It was goals galore again in the Champions League on Tuesday, with the competition setting a new record this season. Already trending upwards over the past two campaigns, there has been a genuine goals boom in this year's competition. The 187 goals scored so far have come at an average of 4.16 per game - the highest in Champions League history. "Look how many goals have been scored, it's phenomenal,".

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Rio Ngumoha produces a coming-of-age performance in Liverpool's comeback win over Villarreal, writes Aadam Patel. The 18-year-old was simply a class apart from the rest in Liverpool's 4-3 win over Villarreal. It is over a year since Ngumoha burst on to the scene for Liverpool with a memorable stoppage-time winner at Newcastle. He has been in and out since then, impressing in flashes and even going on to make his.

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Phil Foden's magnificent man-of-the-match display in Manchester City's Champions League win against AEK Athens serves as a reminder of his talent and ability to influence games. After two disappointing seasons in which, by his own admission, he failed to hit the heights expected, there may be those who had forgotten what he can produce. Being left out of the England squad for the World Cup last summer did not help,.

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Manchester United boss Michael Carrick needs more clean sheets as he looks to change his team's fortunes, as they take on Como in the Champions League. It was put to Carrick that it would help if United could manage some shutouts, and he was asked if he had figured out the problem. United have kept the opposition out just once in 10 games this season, against Azerbaijan champions Sabah FK.

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Fire, noise, fury, a sense of empty energy. And across town, a football match too. Do any of these randomly pitched autumnal Champions League fixtures mean anything? Probably not when you’re Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona, and the only game in town is risk-free TV income and a semi-guaranteed place in the knockout stuff. Vitinha celebrates after putting PSG back in front late on. Photograph: Matthieu Mirville/ZUMA Press Wire/ShutterstockChampions LeagueDoué and.

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Andoni Iraola and Iñigo Pérez parked their long and close friendship in the buildup to the Champions League duel between two old Athletic Bilbao teammates. They will have a humdinger of a contest to dissect when communications are restored. Liverpool, driven by Alexis Mac Allister and ignited by Rio Ngumoha, recovered from two goals down against Villarreal to maintain their 100% record in the competition in emphatic style. Mac Allister.