With his goal against Copenhagen in the second leg of the 1/8 round of the Champions League, striker Erling Haaland equaled Sergio Aguero’s scoring record for Man City in the Champions League.
Erling Haaland scored the goal that sealed the 3-1 final victory for Man City in the second leg of the 1/8 round of the Champions League with Copenhagen, which took place in the early morning of March 7, thereby helping the home team. Ettihad won with a total score of 6-2 after two matches to convincingly win a ticket to the quarter-finals.
Notably, this is the Norwegian striker’s 41st goal in the Champions League even though he has only played 37 matches in this tournament.
Erling Haaland thereby matched Sergio Aguero’s Champions League scoring record for Man City. In particular, it took the Argentine striker 79 matches to reach the above milestone of 41 goals.
According to statistics, there are only 18 people in the history of the Champions League who have scored more goals than Haaland – who is only 23 years old. Last season, Erling Haaland lifted the Champions League championship. This season, he continues to help Man City become a bright candidate to successfully defend the throne.
If he reaches the Champions League final, Erling Haaland will have 5 more matches to increase his number of goals in Europe’s best tournament as well as compete for the title of “Top scorer”.
The Norwegian striker, along with Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappe, leads the scoring list in the Champions League this season with 6 goals.