Erling Haaland broke the record in Champion League 2023
Erling Haaland setting two new scoring records in the Champion League is certainly news that many fans are interested in. In the 5th match of the recent C1 Cup group stage, the Norwegian striker scored an important goal to help Man City defeat their opponent. This goal also helped the striker wearing shirt number 9 break the record in this tournament.Erling Haaland's 40th goal in the Champion League
In the encounter with RB Leipzig, the home team at Etihad Stadium fought extremely hard to win all 3 points. With goals from Haaland, Foden and Alvarez, Man City overcame the Bundesliga team.This was an extremely difficult match for the home team when Leipzig suddenly scored 2 goals very early in the first half. Meanwhile, Man City's attack appeared deadlocked and could not take advantage of successful opportunities. It wasn't until the second half that Haaland helped The Citizens narrow the gap. Continuing the excitement, Man City players continued to score 2 goals against the German representative.
Haaland "torn" Leipzig for the 12th time in 8 matches.
The goal in the 54th minute helped Haaland become the fastest striker to have 40 goals in the Champion League. This is a new record of the tournament when the Norwegian striker only took 35 matches to score 40 goals. The previous best achievement belonged to the legendary Nistelrooy when this former player scored 40 goals in 45 matches.
With his current extremely brilliant form, Erling Haaland will certainly further break the scoring record in the C1 Cup. Especially when he is playing for one of the strongest teams now.
Haaland broke Mbappe's record
Not only did Erling Haaland score the fastest 40 goals in history, but he also became the youngest player to do so. According to reputable statistics, the striker wearing shirt number 9 scored 40 goals in the C1 Cup at the age of 23 years and 130 days. The previous record was held by French "golden boy" Mbappe at 23 years and 316 days
Haaland broke the record of being the youngest player to reach 40 goals in C1
Of the 40 goals Haaland scored, 12 were against Leipzig. In particular, it only took him 8 matches to achieve this achievement. That shows that the team from the Bundesliga is the Norwegian striker's favorite "prey".
This is the best achievement a striker has had throughout the history of the Champion League. The Norwegian striker is a striker with extremely impressive scoring performance. Therefore, fans will certainly see more records broken by Erling Haaland in the future.
A week filled with Haaland's records
The Norwegian striker continuously broke records
In addition to his excellent scoring record in the Champion League, not long ago the Norwegian striker became the fastest striker to score 50 goals in the Premier League. With his goal against Liverpool, Erling Haaland has scored 50 goals in just 48 matches. The previous record belonged to Andy Cole when this former star scored 50 goals in 65 matches.
Up to the present time of the 2023-2024 season, Erling Haaland is the top goal scorer in Europe. Through 20 matches, the Norwegian striker has 19 goals and 4 assists. This achievement helps the star wearing shirt number 9 lead the list of top scorers in the Premier League and Champion League.
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