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Know how Champions League resumed with a flurry of goals

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Frankfurt, Germany : The Champions League returned on Tuesday with a 40-goal bonanza as Bayern Munich thrashed Roma 7-1 for its biggest victory on the road and Luiz Adriano scored five as Shakhtar put seven

know how champions league resumed with a flurry of goals
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Away from the big-scoring games, Paris Saint-Germain edged APOEL 1-0 in Cyprus. Adriano's five-goal performance in Belarus --with two goals from the penalty spot  equaled Messi's five against Bayer Leverkusen in 2012.
   
Adriano is the first to manage four goals in the first half, doing so in a record span of 17 minutes. With a late penalty, he also matched Messi's record.Shakhtar, which has been forced to move from its home in Donetsk because of fighting between Ukrainian government troops and pro-Russian rebels, matched the biggest away victory in the history of the Champions League. Olympique Marseille also won 7-0 at MSK Zilina in 2010.
   
The biggest Champions League victory came in 2007, when Liverpool thrashed Besiktas 8-0. With eight more matches to be played Wednesday, the record of 63 goals for a matchday, set on the opening day of the 2000-01 season, could be broken.
   
Five-time champion Bayern, which won the title in 2013, made itself one of the favorites this season with an overwhelming performance in Rome, with Arjen Robben scoring twice.

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