Haaland Moves Above Messi, Ronaldo, Mbappe After Scoring FIVE!

In Tuesday’s match between Manchester City and RB Leipzig, Erling Haaland quickly smashed Kylian Mbappe’s previous record for goals scored with a hat-trick.

The huge Norwegian gave City early control of their Champions League last-16 at the Etihad with a hat-trick in the first half. Although Haaland’s efforts would help his team advance in the competition, they also constituted a remarkable individual achievement.

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The City attacker became the youngest player in competitive history to score 30 goals at the age of 22 years and 236 days.

That puts him ahead of Kylian Mbappe, who previously held the record at 22 years and 352 days old, both of whom are far ahead of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. On the night, Haaland also celebrated becoming the fastest player to reach the 30-goal milestone, doing so in just 25 matches, beating Ruud van Nistelrooy’s previous record of 30 games.

Not content with breaking two records, Haaland grabbed a fourth goal early in the second half. That strike drew him level with Tommy Johnson for the most goals scored in a single season for Man City (38). His fifth goal, netted just a few minutes later, saw him take that record outright. With that finish, he became just the third player in Champions League history to net five times in a single game. He was subbed soon after.

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City will play Burnley in the FA Cup on Saturday, where Pep Guardiola will face his former player Vincent Kompany in the manager’s chair. City ultimately won 7-0 to go to the quarterfinals.