Note: Single-source report; awaiting corroboration.
Bodø/Glimt made history as the first Norwegian club to win a UEFA Champions League knockout phase tie after overcoming Inter Milan in the knockout play-offs. Qarabağ set a milestone by delivering Azerbaijan’s first win at the group stage, defeating Benfica 3-2 on Matchday 1. Paris Saint-Germain reached their third European Cup/Champions League final and became the first French club to appear in two consecutive finals. Chelsea set a new record as the first team to have three teenagers score in a single Champions League match during their 5-1 win over Ajax, with goals from Marc Guiu, Estêvão, and Tyrique George.
Four clubs—Bodø/Glimt, Kairat, Union SG, and Pafos—participated in the Champions League group stage for the first time this season. Kylian Mbappé achieved the second-fastest hat-trick in Champions League history, scoring three goals against Olympiacos within six minutes and 42 seconds; only Mohamed Salah’s six-minute and 12-second hat-trick in 2022 was faster. Mbappé also finished as top scorer in the league phase with 13 goals, surpassing Cristiano Ronaldo’s record of 11 set in the 2015/16 season. Harry Kane became the first English player to score in seven consecutive Champions League appearances and recorded 14 goals in a single campaign—the most by an English player.
The 4-4 draw between Juventus and Dortmund on Matchday 1 tied the record for the most goals scored in a match between Italian and German clubs in UEFA competitions. Paris Saint-Germain set a new record with ten goals scored by substitutes, surpassing Kaiserslautern’s 1998/99 mark. After Arsenal’s quarter-final win over Sporting CP, English clubs have now won the last 11 two-legged ties against Portuguese opposition in the Champions League and European Cup, including all ten quarter-final meetings. Arsenal also became the first team to remain unbeaten in the first 14 matches of a Champions League edition. Pafos became the first Cypriot team to defeat a Spanish club, beating Villarreal 1-0 on Matchday 4. Additionally, Arsenal’s Max Dowman became the youngest player to appear in the Champions League during Matchday 4.