Manchester Metropolis falls quick, however Haaland outdoes himself and is near breaking a Messi report

Erling Haaland’s Champions League profession has been nothing wanting extraordinary. He reached ten targets in simply seven matches, and twenty targets in fourteen, each record-breaking feats, although Sébastien Haller has since surpassed his report for reaching ten targets (in six matches).

No participant has come near Haaland’s achievement of scoring 20 targets in solely 14 matches. Harry Kane, the closest competitor, took ten extra matches to succeed in the identical milestone. Lionel Messi, Robert Lewandowski, and Kylian Mbappé all took considerably longer, whereas Cristiano Ronaldo didn’t rating his first Champions League purpose till his twenty seventh look, finally reaching 20 targets in 56 video games. Haaland’s early tempo is exceptional and unprecedented.

Haaland’s five-goal haul in opposition to Leipzig took his tally to 30 targets in 25 matches, one other Champions League report. He beforehand surpassed Ruud van Nistelrooy’s report (34 matches) to grow to be the quickest participant to 35 Champions League targets (in 27 matches), setting a brand new report for youngest to succeed in this milestone at 22 years, 272 days, surpassing Kylian Mbappé’s earlier report. He additionally achieved 40 targets in 35 matches, turning into the youngest participant at 23 years, 130 days, to attain this feat. His unprecedented pace and effectivity are exceptional.

Data inside attain

Haaland is now inside placing distance of a number of different important Champions League data:

Youngest to attain 50 targets – Lionel Messi (24 years, 284 days)Quickest to attain 50 targets – Ruud van Nistelrooy (62 matches)

Haaland’s present Champions League data

Haaland presently holds quite a few Champions League data:

Youngest to attain 15 targets – 20 years, 126 daysFastest to attain 15 targets – 12 matchesYoungest to attain 20 targets – 20 years, 231 daysFastest to attain 20 targets – 14 matchesYoungest to attain 25 targets – 22 years, 47 daysFastest to attain 25 targets – 20 matchesYoungest to attain 30 targets – 22 years, 236 daysFastest to attain 30 targets – 25 matchesYoungest to attain 35 targets – 22 years, 272 daysFastest to attain 35 targets – 27 matchesYoungest to attain 40 targets – 23 years, 130 daysFastest to attain 40 targets – 35 matchesYoungest to attain 45 targets – 24 years, 128 daysFastest to attain 45 targets – 44 matchesOnly participant to attain a first-half hat-trick on his Champions League debutOnly participant to attain a number of targets in 4 consecutive Champions League matchesOnly participant to attain a number of targets on his debut within the Champions League with three completely different golf equipment

Haaland has scored two hat-tricks within the Champions League, the primary within the first half of his debut in opposition to Genk in 2019. He has scored two or extra targets in 9 matches and was the primary participant to attain in 4 consecutive Champions League matches whereas at Dortmund.

He grew to become solely the third participant to attain 5 targets in a Champions League match when he scored 5 in opposition to Leipzig within the 2023/24 Spherical of 16. He has scored in opposition to 17 of the 24 completely different groups he has confronted within the Champions League; solely Ajax and Manchester Metropolis (whereas at Dortmund), Actual Madrid, Inter, Crvena Zvezda, Sporting CP and Juventus have been capable of cease him.

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