Helland equals Messi by scoring 5 goals in less than an hour, Manchester registers big win in Champions League

Manchester: Erling Haaland equaled the record for most goals in a Champions League tie against RB Leipzig on Tuesday as he scored five goals to send Manchester City into the quarter-finals. Earlier in this top competition of European football, only Lionel Messi and Luiz Adriano were able to score five goals in a match. Haaland also became the fastest player to reach the 30-goal mark in the Champions League. He achieved this feat in just his 25th match.

Also, he has become the youngest player to reach the 30-goal mark. He achieved this feat at the age of 22 years 236 days while the previous record was held by Kylian Mbappe who reached the age of 22 years 352 days. Haaland scored in the 22nd, 24th, 45th plus two, 53rd and 57th minutes in Manchester City’s 7–0 win in the second leg against Leipzig. Ilkay Gundogan and Kevin De Bruyne scored two other goals for the team. Manchester City won the two-legged tie by an aggregate score of 8–1.

Wreaking havoc in the Premier League

Manchester City signed 22-year-old star player Erling Helland this season. Helland previously played for German club Dortmund. In such a situation, he created a furore in his first season as soon as he came to Manchester. He is consistently performing brilliantly for the team. Haaland has so far played 26 matches for City in the 2022-23 Premier League, scoring 28 goals. Meanwhile, Manchester City are currently second in the English Premier League with 61 points, just behind Arsenal. Arsenal is 5 points ahead of City.
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