In a 7-0 victory over RB Leipzig at the Etihad Stadium, Erling Haaland scored five goals to propel Manchester City into the quarterfinals of the Champions League.
On Tuesday, Haaland broke the record for the earliest player to reach 30 goals in the Champions League.
At the Etihad, Haaland scored five goals as Cityzens destroyed RB Leipzig 7-0.
The Norwegian’s third place finish was his 30th overall, a feat he accomplished at the age of 22 years and 236 days and in just 25 matches.
At 22 years, 352 days, Kylian Mbappe previously held that record.
This puts the two players far ahead of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, who each scored 30 points in 48 games.
The Norwegian also surpassed City’s record for most goals scored in a single season and became only the third player to score five goals in a single Champions League match.
Haaland’s first-half hat-trick and two more goals before the hour on an incredible night gave City’s opponents the game, which had been delicately balanced following a 1-1 draw in Germany. His total for the year is now 39.
The other goals were scored by Ilkay Gundogan and Kevin De Bruyne, but the 22-year-old Norwegian was the star of the show. He is the first person in nine years to score five goals in a Champions League match, and if Pep Guardiola hadn’t taken him off the pitch, it may have been more.
