Haaland hits five to match Champions League record
Manchester City's Erling Haaland celebrates after scoring his side's 5th goal during the Champions League round of 16 second leg football match between Manchester City and RB Leipzig at the Etihad stadium in Manchester, England, Tuesday, March 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson)
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March 14, 2023

Haaland hits five to match Champions League record

MANCHESTER, United Kingdom, (AFP) – Erling Haaland matched the record for goals scored in a single Champions League game by hitting five as Manchester City put RB Leipzig to the sword on Tuesday.

The Norwegian had netted his fifth City hat-trick before half-time to put the English champions on course for the quarter-finals.

Two more predatory finishes from close range early in the second half took his tally in his first season at City to 39, setting a new club record.

Only Lionel Messi, when playing for Barcelona against Bayer Leverkusen in 2012, and Luiz Adriano in Shakhtar Donetsk’s 7-0 thrashing of BATE Borisov in 2014 had previously scored five in a Champions League game.

However, Haaland was denied the chance of setting a new record as he was replaced 25 minutes from time by Julian Alvarez.

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