Man City and Inter Milan draw 0-0 in goal-shy Champions League. PSG scores late to beat Girona
Where did all the goals go
By GRAHAM DUNBAR
Published - Sep 18, 2024, 07:12 PM ET
Last Updated - Dec 16, 2024, 07:06 PM EST
GENEVA (AP) — Where did all the goals go?
The 0-0 draws between Manchester City and Inter Milan in their rematch of the 2023 final, after Bologna and Shakhtar Donetsk also could not find a goal, capped an untypically goal-shy evening for the Champions League on Wednesday.
Just 13 were scored in six games one day after 28 were fired in Tuesday, including nine by Bayern Munich alone.
How unusual was this? Two 0-0 draws after just 12 of 144 games to be played in the new league phase is already halfway to the total of four in 96 games one year ago in the group-stage format that is now abolished. The entire competition averaged three goals per game last season.
