Guardiola again praises the “wonderful” Haaland after another record

But the most important thing for Guardiola is that Haaland began City’s awakening after a very slow first half that left them two goals behind for the first time in a Champions League match since 2018.

Guardiola said he hopes his players will learn from this volatile match.

He added "Winning this match was not easy. We must look in the mirror and tell ourselves we have to do better".

He continued: "But in February (round of 16) we will be there at the top of the group. I do not know who we will face, but the return match will be at home, and we showed once again our ability to achieve an uprising and come back in the result.".

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Haaland, 23 years old, became the fastest player to score 40 goals in the Champions League with his goal in the 54th minute, with which he led City’s uprising to a 3-2 win over RB Leipzig to secure the top spot in Group Seven with one round left in the group stage.

Three days ago, Haaland became the fastest player to score 50 goals in the English Premier League in a 1-1 draw with Liverpool.

Guardiola said jokingly when reporters asked him to comment on Haaland’s achievement: “Again? Do I have to tell you again? For the millionth time, I’m really impressed. We won today. Haaland set another record. Congratulations. He’s a great player. I’ve said it a lot. We’re beyond happy.” “Haaland does it. We love him, not only for the goals he scores, but for many other things.”

It took Haaland only 35 games to reach 40 goals, breaking Ruud van Nistelrooy’s record of 45 games.

But the most important thing for Guardiola is that Haaland began City’s awakening after a very slow first half that left them two goals behind for the first time in a Champions League match since 2018.

Guardiola said he hopes his players will learn from this volatile match.

He added, “Winning this match was not easy. We must look in the mirror and tell ourselves that we have to do better.”

He continued: “But in February (round of 16), we will be there at the top of the group. I do not know who we will face, but the return match will be on our home turf, and we showed once again our ability to achieve an uprising and come back in the result.”