If the opening games are anything to go by then 2017/18 could be a season to savour after the 16 matches produced a record 54 goals.There were 28 on Tuesday, a figure inflated by Paris's five at Celtic and six for Chelsea at home to Qarabağ. While Wednesday couldn't quite match that, Damjan Bohar's late equaliser for Maribor at home to Spartak Moskva took the tally across the two nights to 53, equalling the matchday one best set in 2013/14. A few moments later, Ryan Babel's clincher for Beşiktaş at Porto set a new record.
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Suriname seals last spot in U-20 finals
PARAMARIBO, Suriname - Stefano Rijssel scored for his third straight game and led Suriname to a 2-1 victory over Bermuda on Sunday that gave it the final berth in the CONCACF Under-20 Championship.Rijssel, who scored seven goals in as many games for Suriname in its Caribbean qualifying campaign, had both in Wednesday's 2-1 victory over the Netherlands Antilles and one in Saturday's 2-1 win over Guyana.Rijssel's goals in the 45th and 60th minutes rallied Suriname on Sunday after Casey Castle put Bermuda ahead in the 10th minute.The wins finished Suriname atop its second-round qualifying group with nine points, while Bermuda, Netherlands Antilles and Guyana had three each.Suriname joins automatic North American qualifiers Canada, Mexico and the United States, host Guatemala,