Haaland sweeps past Messi in a historic Champions League race
- 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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UCL: Two Lionel Messi's records broken by Erling Haaland against PSG
Manchester City striker Erling Haaland broke two of Lionel Messi’s UEFA Champions League records on Wednesday despite his side’s 4–2 home defeat to defending champions Paris Saint-Germain. PSG dominated the first half at the Etihad Stadium, with Désiré Doué and Ousmane Dembélé scoring in the 13th and 15th minutes, respectively. Vitinha extended the visitors’ lead […] UCL: Two Lionel Messi’s records broken by Erling Haaland against PSG
Erling Haaland Achieves Something No Man City Player Has Done Before, But PSG Spoil the Party
Erling Haaland became Manchester City's leading Champions League goalscorer by scoring twice against PSG, but his record-breaking performance could not prevent a 4-2 defeat at the Etihad.
Manchester City striker Erling Haaland scored twice in the home match against Paris Saint-Germain in the second round of the Champions League stage.Manchester City were defeated 4-2 by Paris Saint-Germain in the match played at the Etihad on Wednesday night. However, Haaland with his two goals scored broke a huge record. For the 26-year-old Norwegian, these were his 60th and 61st goals in his career in this competition. He only needed 60 appeara…
Manchester City striker Erling Haaland has become the youngest player in history to reach the 60-goal mark in the Champions League. The Norwegian goal machine achieved the historic feat at the age of 26 years and 85 days, beating Lionel Messi's previous record by exactly one day (the Argentine achieved it at 26 years and 86 days). The difference in speed is even more impressive, however, with Haaland needing exactly 60 games to reach 60 goals. B…
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