Erling Haaland contributed greatly to Man City’s comeback victory over Leipzig, and the Norwegian star set two more records after the 5th match of Group G Champions League on the morning of November 29.
At Etihad Stadium, Germany’s away team Leipzig was stunned by taking a two-goal lead over Man City in the first half. Striker Lois Openda was shocked when she successfully took advantage of both quick counterattacks and hit goalkeeper Ederson.
However, Erling Haaland opened a spectacular comeback for Man City in the second half with a goal in the 54th minute of the match.
Then Phil Foden and Alvarez scored in the 70th and 87th minute respectively to help the Etihad home team come back to defeat Leipzig with a score of 3-2, securing the top spot in Group G with 5 wins after 5 matches.
Erling Haaland hit Leipzig’s net in the 54th minute and opened a spectacular comeback for home team Man City (Photo: Getty).
The goal in the 54th minute against Leipzig also helped Erling Haaland set two records at the same time. Accordingly, the Norwegian striker became the fastest player to reach the 40-goal mark in the Champions League after only 35 matches. He broke Ruud van Nistelrooy’s record with 10 fewer matches.
In addition, Haaland also became the youngest player to reach 40 goals in the Champions League at the age of 23 years and 130 days. Haaland broke the previous record set by Kylian Mbappe in 2022.
That was also Haaland’s 12th goal after 8 appearances against Leipzig, the most goals he has scored against one team.
Haaland spent a week setting many records in the Premier League and Champions League (Photo: AP).
Erling Haaland is having a record-breaking week. Last weekend, Haaland became the fastest player to reach 50 goals in the Premier League when he scored against Liverpool. Haaland achieved this achievement in 48 matches, also breaking the record previously set by Andy Cole of 65 matches.
After 20 matches in all competitions, Haaland has scored 19 goals and contributed 4 assists. He has 14 goals in the Premier League and 5 goals in the Champions League. Currently, the Norwegian striker is leading the scoring list in both tournaments at the same time.