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Highest-scoring Champions League first leg ties ever - ESPN Stats & Info

Manchester City and AS Monaco combined for eight goals during the first leg of their Champions League round of 16 tie -- and they weren't the only clubs with a potent attack.

The 34 goals scored in the first leg ties were the most in Champions League history, surpassing the 26 scored in 2013-14, according to ESPN Stats & Info.

City won 5-3 at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday, highlighted by a frantic second half in which the two teams alternated claiming the lead.

Bayern Munich scored five goals against Arsenal on Feb. 15, Paris Saint-Germain scored four times in a shutout of Barcelona on Feb.