Erling Haaland’s brace against Sevilla pushes his UEFA Champions League total to 20 goals. The Dortmund striker now has a goal ahead of Kylian Mbappé and therefore becomes the record holder for the number of goals scored in the competition before 21 years old.
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Haaland will have them in July, which still gives him time to match or even beat this record, especially if Borussia continues its course in the event.
Mbappé, now 22, may have lost a record, he broke another on Wednesday by scoring against Barcelona, dislodging Lionel Messi as the youngest player to reach 25 goals in this competition. The Parisian then registered his 26 and 27is goals in the quarter-final first leg competition against Bayern Munich.
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Mbappé and Haaland have already taken 12 goals ahead of Lionel Messi at the same age. As for Cristiano Ronaldo, top scorer in the history of the Champions League, he scored his first goal in the competition at 22 years old.
Number of goals under age 21 in the UEFA Champions League
20: Erling Haaland (Salzburg, Dortmund)
19: Kylian Mbappé (Monaco, Paris)
12: Karim Benzema (Lyon)
9: Patrick Kluivert (Ajax)
8: Obafemi Martins (Inter Milan)
8: Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
8: Raúl González (Real Madrid)
8: Javier Saviola (Barcelona)
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0 Cristiano Ronaldo (Sporting CP, Manchester United)
How many matches for these goals …
1is but : Benzema (1 match), Haaland (1), Lewandowski (3), Mbappé (4), Messi (5), Ronaldo (27)
10e but : Haaland (8), Benzema (14), Mbappé (15), Lewandowski (17), Messi (23), Ronaldo (37)
20e but : Haaland (24), Benzema (34), Lewandowski (36), Mbappé (40), Messi (40), Ronaldo (56)
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