Top 5 teams with the most goals / game in 2019 European club competition

#2 Salzburg (24 goals in 10 games; 2.4 goals / game)

Erling Braut Haaland was a star performer for Salzburg in the 2019-20 Champions League

Having won all their 6 group-stage games in the 2018-19 Europa League, Salzburg overcame Club Brugge 5-2 on aggregate in the Round of 16 before losing 3-4 to Napoli in the Round of 16 to bow out of European contention for the season.

Salzburg started their 2019-20 European campaign with a bang, registering a 6-2 home win over Genk in their Champions League opener. Their Norwegian teenage striker Erling Braut Haaland became the third youngest player to score a hat-trick on competition debut.

#1 Manchester City (30 goals in 10 games; 3 goals / game)

English champions Manchester City thumped Schalke 04 10-2 on aggregate in the Round of 16 of the 2018-19 Champions League before a late disallowed goal in the second leg condemned them to a 4-5 aggregate defeat to Tottenham Hotspur in the quarterfinals.

City started the 2019-20 Champions League from where they left off the season before, scoring 10 goals in their first 3 group-stage games, before a pair of 1-1 draws confirmed them as group-winners with a game to spare. A 4-1 victory at Dinamo Zagreb on Matchday 6 ended City's European commitments for the year on a winning note.

With a 70% win-rate in Europe in 2019, a tally matched only by Sevilla, City are one of only 4 teams to score 30 or more goals in European club competition during the year - the others being Chelsea (35), Arsenal (32) and Liverpool (30).

About the author

Bhargav is a veteran sports journalist and editor at Sportskeeda, with a rich professional experience of 17 years, working for the likes of Siemens and Bombay Dyeing. An avid football and tennis follower for over three decades, Bhargav uses his vast knowledge and experience, attention to detail, an unbiased yet interesting writing style, and thorough research to craft insightful articles, which have raked in over 20 million reads so far.

Bhargav supports Italy at national level, a team steeped in tradition and history according to him. He still harbors the heartbreak from the Azzurri’s 1994 FIFA World Cup final defeat against Brazil, and protagonist-turned-antagonist from the game, ‘Divine Ponytail’ Roberto Baggio is his all-time favorite player. His favorite manager is Marcelo Lippi, who ended Italy’s 24-year wait for the World Cup trophy, winning it in 2006.

Outside Europe’s top five leagues, he follows the MLS following Lionel Messi’s move in 2023 but favors Cristiano Ronaldo in the G.O.A.T. debate. During his free time, Bhargav enjoys driving off to new places and singing.

Know More