Erling Haaland rewrites the record book

Erling Haaland, who wowed football fans with his performance in his first season at Manchester City, continues to add new records.

Despite his young age, the Norwegian footballer, who overcame the pressure and met almost half of his team’s goal, came out on the field with records in the game that beat Leipzig 7-0 in the UEFA Champions League.

The 22-year-old footballer scored 10 of Manchester’s 14 Champions League goals and 28 of 67 league goals.

BREAKS THE 94-YEAR-OLD CLUB RECORD

Erling Haaland, who scored a total of 39 goals in the League, League Cup and Champions League with Manchester City, made history for the club. Haaland broke the record for most goals scored in a season, surpassing Tommy Johnson, who scored 38 goals in the 1928-1929 season.

“FAST” AND “YOUNG” IN THE REGISTRY

Haaland, who blew up the rival nets 5 times in the Leipzig game, where he scored a hat-trick in the first half, became the player to reach 30 goals in the UEFA Champions League at the fastest age and young. With 30 goals on matchday 22 and 236, the Norwegian star surpassed Kylian Mbappé’s record of 22 years and 352 days. Haaland, who scored an inaccessible statistic by reaching 30 goals in his 25th game in the ‘League of the Giants’, knocked down former Dutch soccer player Ruud Van Nistelrooy, who holds the record in this field with 34 games.

5 GOALS IN A MATCH…

Haaland became the third player to score 5 goals in a single Champions League game. Before the tournament, Brazilian Luiz Adriano in the Shakhtar Donetsk jersey in October 2014 and Lionel Messi in the Barcelona jersey in March 2012 scored 5 goals for their teams.

THE MIND LEFT ANOTHER RECORD…

Haaland, who was removed from the match by manager Pep Guardiola in the 63rd minute of the match, made some humorous remarks saying that the Spanish coach had to stay in the match to become the first player to score two hat-tricks in the same match. of the Champions League.

The Norwegian star said: “To be honest, I don’t remember the goals. I was very tired after the celebrations. But it was a great night for us and I’m proud. I was very happy to score five goals and win 7-0 at home.” he said.

Guardiola said it would not be a surprise if Haaland ended his first season at the club with over 50 goals, adding: “Scoring five goals in 60 minutes means he is an incredible player, a great talent. He has the power, he has the mentality, he is a straight winner. It is very important to have a player like Erling in this competition”. he made the assessment of it.