What’s the biggest score in a Champions League semi-final?
It was raining goals for Inter Milan - Barcelona at San Siro, but was it the highest scoring UCL semi-final of all time?

Inter Milan and Barcelona served up an absolute Champions League classic on Tuesday, putting on a show at the iconic San Siro stadium.
Following a thrilling 3-3 in the first leg, Inter Milan managed a dramatic 4-3 victory in the second leg to claim one of the most memorable match-ups in the history of European soccer’s elite competition. With 13 goals scored across the two games, Milan-Barcelona equals the record for the most goals in a Champions League semi-final tie.
Second leg:
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⏱️ Inter 1-0 Barcelona (21')
⏱️ Inter 2-0 Barcelona (45'+1)
⏱️ Inter 2-1 Barcelona (54')
⏱️ Inter 2-2 Barcelona (60')
⏱️ Inter 2-3 Barcelona (87')
⏱️ Inter 3-3 Barcelona (90'+3)
⏱️ Inter 4-3 Barcelona (99')
First leg:
⏱️ Barcelona 0-1 Inter (1')
⏱️ Barcelona 0-2… pic.twitter.com/9clI8BSBiW
Previously the highest number of goals scored in the semi-final stage of the was set in the 2017/18 season. Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool overcame Roma 5-2 and 2-4. Back in the European Cup, an incredible 16 goals were scored when Eintract Frankfurt beat Glasgow Rangers 12-4 (6-1, 6-3).
Highest-scoring Champions League game?
Unlike our latest demonstration, semi-finals can often be rather tight affairs. The stakes are high, the margins are fine, and coaches are usually eager to control the game for as long as possible.
So, let’s consider all games that have taken place in the competition since it was renamed the Champions League in 1992. Here are the top places...
Most goals in a single Champions League game
12 Dortmund 8-4 Legia Warszawa, 22/11/2016 (Matchday 5)
11 Monaco 8-3 Deportivo La Coruña, 05/11/2003 (Matchday 4)
10 Barcelona 2-8 Bayern, 14/08/2020 (Quarter-finals)
9 Paris Saint-Germain 7-2 Rosenborg, 24/10/2000 (Matchday 3)
9 Lyon 7-2 Werder Bremen, 08/03/2005 (Round of 16)
9 Villarreal 6-3 Aalborg, 21/10/2008 (Matchday 3)
9 Tottenham 2-7 Bayern, 01/10/2019 (Matchday 2)
9 Manchester City 6-3 Leipzig, 15/09/2021 (Matchday 1)
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