The Champions League is in its final stretch and only four teams are in competition for the 20/21 ear. Manchester City, PSG, Real Madrid and Chelsea are the clubs that will leave everything on the pitch on April 27 to settle in the grand final that will take place at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey.
However, there is a great victim with the definition of the semifinals and it is Erling Haaland. The Norwegian, who was out of competition after being eliminated with Borussia Dortmund in the quarter-finals, is so far the top scorer in the championship, so his Champions League striker label is at risk.
Currently, the young Norwegian has 10 goals, in 8 games played in this edition of the Champions League, thus registering an average of 1.25 goals per game; pretty high average, hard to break.
Now with only four teams in competition, Haaland could be left without the scorer distinction, as Kylian Mbappé, PSG forward, is second in the table with 8 goals, and Olivier Giroud, Chelsea attacker, is fourth with 6 goals.
Semifinal keys
Real Madrid vs Chelsea: In this duel between the Spanish and the English, Giroud is the biggest threat to Haaland, however, the Chelsea Frenchman is not a starter in Tuchel’s box and, scoring four goals in this series, it sounds quite unlikely. For Real Madrid, Karim Benzema is the merengue team’s top scorer with 5 goals, a figure that leaves him far behind the Norwegian’s record, with two games remaining to reach the final.
PSG vs Manchester City: The series between teams benefiting from the ‘petrodollars’ promises goals. On the one hand, in the Parisian team is Kylian Mbappé, a forward who was the figure in the key against Bayern Munich (two goals) and has 8 goals in the competition, he will have two games to win the title of scorer of the tournament.
In Pep Guardiola’s team, Ferran Torres is the top scorer with 4 goals, however, the Spanish winger is not one of those fixed in the starting eleven and is a long way from reaching Haaland.
Scorers table
1. Erling Braut Håland, Borussia Dortmund, 10 goals, 8 games played.
2. Kylian Mbappé, Paris Saint-Germain, 8 goals, 9 games played.
3. Rashford, Mamchester United, 6 goals, 6 games played.
4. Giroud, Chelsea, 6 goals, 7 games played.
5. Neymar, Paris Saint-Germain 6 goals, 7 games played.
6. En-Nesyri, Sevilla, 6 goals, 8 games played.
7. Morata, Juventus, 6 goals, 8 games played.
8. Salah, Liverpool, 6 goals, 10 games played.
9. Immobile, Lazio, 5 goals, 5 games played.
10. Lewandowski, Bayern Munich, 5 goals, 6 games played.
11. Lionel Messi, Barcelona, 5 goals, 6 games played.
12. Karim Benzema, Real Madrid, 5 goals, 8 games played.
19. Ferran Torres, Manchester City, 4 goals, 6 games played.
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