He is used to records, but this one should make him particularly happy. Scorer from a penalty at the end of the first half against Feyenoord, Erling Haaland took the opportunity to set a new record for precocity by becoming the player to have participated in 50 goals as quickly as possible in the Champions League. In total, for 45 goals and five assists, he only needed 44 games. Stratospheric.
His first goals date back to the 2019-2020 season, when the Norwegian played for Red Bull Salzburg. In six matches, he planted eight roses and delivered one assist. Then moving to Borussia Dortmund, he continued at this infernal pace by scoring 15 goals (2 assists) in just 13 games. At Manchester City for three seasons, he now has 22 goals and 2 assists in 25 games.
50 – Erling Haaland has 50 goal involvements in the UEFA Champions League (45 goals, 5 assists), reaching that total in fewer games than anyone else in the competition’s history (44). Monster. pic.twitter.com/7PrDRcOjRB
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This record is far from the first. Arriving at the Citizens, he scored two hat-tricks in his first five minutes, which had never been done before, before scoring a third in his eighth match, writing his name in the history of the Premier League. A competition that he left his mark even more on May 3, 2023 by becoming the top scorer in history over a season (36), surpassing Alan Shearer and his 34 goals.
