The UEFA Champions League 2025, which commenced with the qualifying rounds on 9 July 2024 and is currently in the semi-final stage, is hailed as the first season under a new format, which features 36 participating teams that play eight games each against different opponents in a league phase, all the teams being ranked in a joint group, ultimately increasing the total number of matches played in the competition from 125 to 189.
The UEFA Champions League 2025 final is scheduled to be played on 31 May 2025 at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany. The defending champions, Real Madrid, who won a record-extending 15th title in the previous season but were eliminated by Arsenal in the quarter-finals, are undoubtedly eyeing capturing the title and re-writing history. Interestingly, numerous records are on the verge of being surpassed in the ongoing UEFA Champions League 2025.
In this article we will take a look at the top four records that might be broken in the ongoing UEFA Champions League 2025.
UEFA Champions League 2025: Top 4 Records That Could Be Smashed This Season
Ronaldo’s Single-Season Goal Contribution Record
Often popularly hailed as “La Dècima”, the legendary football player Cristiano Ronaldo established the record for most goals in a single season, netting 17 times during the 2013–14 campaign with Real Madrid, which undoubtedly assisted Real Madrid to secure their 10th European title. As of 1 May 2025, Barcelona’s Raphael Dias Belloli, popularly referred to as “Raphinha”, is on the verge of surpassing Ronaldo’s record in the ongoing UEFA Champions League 2025.
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In the first semi-final match between FC Barcelona and Inter Milan, which took place on April 30, 2025, at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys in Barcelona, Raphinha gave one assist, bringing his total count to 20. As of now, Barcelona’s Raphinha is just one assist away from smashing Ronaldo’s record of most single-season goal contributions.
Erling Haaland’s Fastest 50 Champions League Goals
The Norwegian professional football player, Erling Haaland, is already on track to register the fastest 50 Champions League goals in the ongoing UEFA Champions League 2025. As of now, Erling Haaland has successfully scored a total of 46 goals in just 45 Champions League appearances and might potentially smash the existing record of Ruud van Nistelrooy, who scored a total of 50 Champions League goals in a total of 62 matches.
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Often hailed as one of the most prominent and deadly football players in the world, Erling Haaland has already broken the record for the most goals scored by a player in a single season, with 36 in his debut Premier League season, and is currently aiming to etch his name to the glorious records of the Champions League history.
Most Hat Tricks in a Single Season
Well, the UEFA Champions League 2025 season has already witnessed a phenomenal total of ten hat-tricks, making it one of the most thrilling and dynamic seasons for the fans. With lethal attackers and top-tier forwards including Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain), Raphinha (Barcelona) and Erling Haaland (Manchester City), the ongoing UEFA Champions League 2025 season can undoubtedly witness a new record for the maximum number of hat tricks in a single season. A detailed anecdote of the hat-tricks scored so far in the 2024-25 UEFA Champions League edition is provided below:
| Date | Player | Club | Opponent | Result |
| 17/09/2024 | Harry Kane | Bayern Munich | GNK Dinamo | 9–2 |
| 01/10/2024 | Karim Adeyemi | Borussia Dortmund | Celtic | 7–1 |
| 22/10/2024 | Vinícius Júnior | Real Madrid | Borussia Dortmund | 5–2 |
| 23/10/2024 | Raphinha | Barcelona | Bayern Munich | 4–1 |
| 05/11/2024 | Luis Díaz | Liverpool | Bayer Leverkusen | 4–0 |
| 05/11/2024 | Viktor Gyökeres | Sporting CP | Manchester City | 4–1 |
| 21/02/2025 | Vangelis Pavlidis | Benfica | Barcelona | 4–5 |
| 29/01/2025 | Ousmane Dembélé | Paris Saint-Germain | Stuttgart | 1–4 |
| 29/01/2025 | Lautaro Martínez | Inter Milan | Monaco | 3–0 |
| 29/01/2025 | Morgan Rogers | Aston Villa | Celtic | 4–2 |
Most Wins in Single Champions League Season
As of 1 May 2025, the prestigious and coveted record of most wins in a single Champions League season is held by Bayern Munich, who earned a phenomenal total of 13 victories during the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League. In the ongoing 2025 Champions League season, two powerhouses, Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), are in pursuit of surpassing this record and re-writing history.
Well, if either Barcelona or PSG clinch every match from now until the final, they can easily match Bayern Munich’s spine-chilling record of 13 sensational victories and can even potentially break the record. Both clubs stand an equal fate-changing chance of surpassing the record with their star-studded lineup of players including Raphinha, Robert Lewandowski, and Pedri and Kylian Mbappé, Lionel Messi, and Neymar Jr. respectively.
