Milestone performance: Bayern Munich’s Thomas Müller becomes eighth player to score Champions League 50 goals

Bayern Munich sent FC Barcelona packing from the Champions League in convincing fashion and Thomas Müller hit a new milestone for his career along the way.

Not a bad way to spend a Wednesday, eh?

Per UEFA, Müller became the eighth player to hit 50 career goals in the Champions League and is the only player in the group of eight to have scored all of his goals for one club.

Here is a completely awesome breakdown of Müller’s goals as tallied by UEFA:

Who he scored them against

8 — Barcelona

5 — Arsenal

3 — CSKA Moskva, Juventus, Olympiacos

2 — Beşiktaş, Maccabi Haifa, Manchester City, Roma, Shakhtar Donetsk

1 — Atlético de Madrid, Basel, BATE Borisov, Benfica, Celtic, CFR Cluj, Chelsea, Crvena zvezda, Internazionale, LOSC Lille, Manchester United, Porto, Paris Saint-Germain, PSV Eindhoven, Rostov, Sporting CP, Tottenham, Valencia

How he scored them

34 — Right foot

9 — Left foot

7 — Header

Types of goals

42 — Open play

8 — Penalties

When he scored them

23 — First half

27 — Second half

Home or away?

30 — Home

20 — Away

Goals in a game

2 — Seven times

1 — Thirty-six times

Which stage he scored them

26 — Group stage

12 — Round of 16

7 — Quarterfinals

4 — Semifinals

1 — Final

Season by season

8 — 2012/13

8 — 2015/16

7 — 2014/15

5 — 2013/14

4 — 2019/20

3 — 2010/11

3 — 2016/17

3 — 2017/18

2 — 2009/10

2 — 2011/12

2 — 2020/21

2 — 2021/22

1 — 2008/09