Bayern Munich won by a wide margin this Tuesday against Dinamo Zagreb (9-2). An impressive start from Vincent Kompany’s men who immediately ranks the match among the 3 biggest victories in the history of the competition. Only Liverpool and Real Madrid have already done better with an 8-goal difference.
The pride of the vice-champion
Liverpool – Besiktas : 8-0 (06/11/2007)
A few months after the defeat in the Champions League final against AC Milan (0-2), the Reds experienced a much more complicated 2007-2008 season. Placed in Group A with FC Porto, Marseille, and Besiktas, Rafael Benitez’s players only obtained one point in the first half of the season, notably defeated in Istanbul by Besiktas, and at Anfield by OM. On the 4th day, Liverpool got back on track by inflicting an 8-0 correction on the Istanbul club. Yossi Benayoun scored a hat-trick. Ryan Babel and Peter Crouch, a double. Steven Gerrard was the fourth player to find the net that evening. The Reds finally finished 2nd in their group and reached the semi-finals of the competition (elimination against Chelsea 1-1, 2-3 aet).
CR7 power 4
Real Madrid – Malmö : 8-0 (08/12/2015)
At the dawn of this 6th day of the group stages of the 2015-2016 season, Real Madrid welcomes Malmö without pressure. Already assured of finishing leaders of Group A, the Madrilenians are not satisfied, and inflict a spanking on the Swedes 8-0. Cristiano Ronaldo takes advantage to score his one and only quadruple in the Champions League (39th, 47th, 50th, 59th). Karim Benzema scores a hat-trick (12th, 24th, 74th). Croatian midfielder Mateo Kovacic also scores a goal in the 70th minute. A historic success that will not prevent Rafael Benitez from being thanked a month later, replaced by Zinédine Zidane. Real Madrid will win this season the first of its three consecutive Champions League (2016-2018).
Harry Kane scores four and three penalties
Bayern Munich – Dinamo Zagreb : 9-2 (17/09/2024)
The Bavarians struck hard from their first match in this 2024-2025 Champions League. Harry Kane, author of a quadruple (19th, 57th, 73rd, 78th), is the first player to score three penalties in the same Champions League match. Frenchman Michael Olise also took advantage of this big success to score a double in his first C1 match (38th, 61st). Raphaël Guerreiro (33rd), Leroy Sané (85th), and Leon Goretzka (90 + 2nd) also added their stone to the building. A success that should allow Vincent Kompany’s men to finish this first day at the top of this new 36-team Champions League.
A historic round of 16 second leg
Bayern Munich – FC Basel : 7-0 (13/03/2012)
Behind these 3 matches, there are 11 matches that ended with a score of 7-0. But this match between Bayern Munich and FC Basel is the first to have taken place during the knockout phase. After a surprise defeat in the round of 16 first leg, in Switzerland (0-1), the Bavarians will dash the hopes of the Basel team with a historic victory. German striker Mario Gomez scored four goals (44th, 50th, 61st, 67th), to which was added a goal from Thomas Müller (42nd) and a double from Arjen Robben (11th, 81st). Bayern will finally lose in the final of the 2011-2012 edition, at the Allianz Arena, after a match with a crazy scenario against Chelsea (1-1, 3-4 on penalties).
The biggest victory for a French club
Zilina – Marseille : 0-7 (03/11/2010)
French Champion in 2010 after 18 years of drought, Olympique de Marseille also wants to perform on the biggest stage in Europe in this 2010-2011 season. After 3 matches, Didier Deschamps’ men have only one victory, painfully snatched at the Vélodrome against Zilina, for two defeats against Spartak Moscow and Chelsea. The Marseillais are getting back on track in the best possible way by inflicting 7 goals on the Slovaks of Zilina. André-Pierre Gignac scores a hat-trick (12th, 21st, 54th), Lucho Gonzalez a double (52nd, 63rd). Gabriel Heinze (24th), and Loïc Rémy (36th) are the other two scorers in this match. OM will also win the next two matches and qualify for the round of 16. Manchester United’s lead will be too high at this stage of the competition (0-0, 1-2).
