Manchester City’s prolific striker Erling Haaland broke yet another record on Thursday, reaching 50 Champions League goals in fewer appearances than anyone in the history of the competition.
Haaland opened the scoring for City against Napoli at the Etihad Stadium to tally his half-century of goals in just 49 appearances. That obliterated the previous record set by former Manchester United and Real Madrid striker Ruud van Nistelrooy, who needed 62 games.
At 26 years, 22 days, Haaland is also the second-youngest player to 50 Champions League goals, behind only Kylian Mbappé (25 years, 356 days).
The Norway star has now tied Thierry Henry in ninth place among the top all-time Champions League scorers.
The visit of Italian champions Napoli marked the start of Manchester City’s European campaign as they look to regain the trophy they won for the first time in 2023.
Information from ESPN Research was used in this report.