Erling Haaland record ambitions will take centre stage when Manchester City face Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday, as the Norwegian striker stands on the verge of another Champions League milestone without needing to score.
Haaland has already scored 59 goals in 59 games for the most prestigious club competition in Europe. The report shows that his next outing will make him the quickest City player to reach 60 appearances for the Champions League, and that he will be the first to score more than his forebears at the same age.
The Manchester City striker is one of the goalscoring threats in the tournament since making his debut appearance. The number of goals Haaland has scored in just 60 appearances is unbelievable, even for the all-time leading goalscorer in the Champions League, Cristiano Ronaldo, who didn’t manage to score 50 goals in his first 60 games.
Defending champions PSG will face Manchester City in their second league-phase match against them this season at the City Stadium. The game will mark another major challenge for Pep Guardiola’s side in their bid to push their winning streak against top European opposition.
City sit in the game hotseeded after an eight-game winning streak in all competitions after their 3-0 triumph against Liverpool last weekend. The report said Haaland netted in the 65th minute to help secure the win, and joined eight scorers in eight matches this season.
His performance has been instrumental in City’s attacking strategy and his astonishing Champions League numbers remain to set him apart from other top forwards in European football.
The game on Wednesday might therefore not only be significant in the sense that it was a decisive one, but in that it could also have been a pivotal moment defining the future of the team. If he makes an appearance, it will make Haaland’s latest milestone official and if he scores again against PSG, it will further help his impressive goal-scoring numbers.
