Haaland\’s 5-Goal History

March 15, 2023

By: Carlos Alvarez

Erling Haaland (5 Goals) Leads Manchester City Into Quarterfinals With Champions League History

Have a night, Erling Haaland! Champions League action resumed with two matches on Tuesday, but only one team found the net — and they found it seven times. Manchester City steamrolled RB Leipzig (7-0) to launch themselves into the UCL quarterfinals, but five of those goals belonged to Erling Haaland. City’s superstar striker had a first-half hat trick before a pair of rebound put-backs in a second-half runaway. City put together as dominant of a Champions League showcase as a club could. They’re joining Inter — who held off Porto by one goal with a scoreless draw — in the quarterfinals. The last two slots in the final eight will be claimed today.

 

Fun Fact: Haaland is the youngest player (22 years, 236 days) to score 30 goals in the Champions League, surpassing Lionel Messi (23 years) and Kylian Mbappe (22 years, 352 days). He has 33 after Tuesday.

 

Champions League Highlights (Round of 16, Leg 2)

Man. City def. RB Leipzig (7-0) | Man. City Win Agg. (8-1)

Inter draw FC Porto (0-0) | Inter Win Agg. (1-0)

 

Today’s Schedule (Round of 16, Leg 2)

Napoli vs. Ein. Frankfurt (4:00 pm ET) | Napoli Lead Agg. (2-0)

Real Madrid vs. Liverpool (4:00 pm ET) | Madrid Lead Agg. (5-2)

 

Teams in Quarterfinals: Bayern, Milan, Chelsea, Benfica, Inter, Man. City

 

Additional Storylines

SI: Erling Haaland Ties Champions League Record With 5 Goals in Blowout

ESPN: Erling Haaland Looked Unstoppable in 5-Goal Outing as City Go Through

 

Photo: Alex Livesey / Getty Images