Haaland Sweeps Past Messi in a Historic Champions League Race
Haaland reached 60 Champions League goals in 60 matches, passing Lionel Messi as Manchester City lost 4-2 to Paris Saint-Germain, Squawka reported.
- On Wednesday, Erling Haaland scored his 60th Champions League goal during Manchester City's match against Paris Saint-Germain, becoming the youngest player to reach the milestone.
- Manchester City lost 4-2 at home to Paris Saint-Germain in the second round of the Champions League league phase, with Haaland scoring twice despite the defeat.
- Statistics network "Squawka" reported that Haaland needed 60 matches to reach 60 goals, breaking Argentine legend Lionel Messi's record, who required 80 games to achieve the same mark.
- At 26 years and 85 days, Haaland became the youngest player to reach 60 Champions League goals, beating Messi's previous record by just one day.
- Haaland is now Manchester City's all-time leading Champions League scorer with 38 goals, surpassing Sergio Aguero's 36 goals at the Etihad Stadium.
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Haaland sweeps past Messi in a historic Champions League race
Norway's Erling Haaland scored twice in Manchester City's 4-2 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday evening, in the second round of the league phase of the Champions League, continuing to write record figures in the continental competition.
Erling Haaland scored a double in Manchester City's defeat against PSG in the Champions League.
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA — Manchester City striker Erling Haaland scored two goals and set a record as he led his team against Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in the second week of the Champions League. Unfortunately, Haaland's two goals were not...
The Norwegian Manchester City attacker Erling Holand set a record of performance for the first 60 Champions League matches, with Forward bringing the number of scored balls to 61 and surpassing the previous achievement of Dutchman Rud van Nistelroy by 13 goals, according to UEFA statistics.
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