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Manchester City and Monaco set new goals record for a Champions League first leg tie... But what is the highest scoring game in competition history?

Manchester City's last 16 5-3 revival against Monaco saw the two sides set a new record high for goals scored in a Champions League first leg knockout tie.

In fact it was the most scored in a first leg tie in Europe's top tier competition since Real Madrid hammered Austrian side Swarovski Tirol 9-1 back in 1990, prior to UEFA's 1992 re-brand that saw the competition became the behemoth it is today.

Second legs have traditionally seen more goals scored. Although, the eight shared between City and Monaco still ranks second alongside four other second leg ties for highest tallies in a Champions League knockout game.