Haaland

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have been battling to become the best player in world football for the last decade and more, however, their time might be ...

“Is that help going to help us win the title? What we have to do is play well, create chances to help him score goals and hopefully we can do it.” He has become the youngest player to reach this feat at 22 years and 47 days old. Mbappe at 22 years and 80 days old. I always have belief, but if we rely only on Erling's shoulders, we are not going to win the Champions League. [Lionel Messi](https://www.sportbible.com/lionel-messi) and [Cristiano Ronaldo](https://www.sportbible.com/cristiano-ronaldo) have been battling to become the best player in world football for the last decade and more, however, their time might be over as [Kylian Mbappe](https://www.sportbible.com/kylian-mbappe) and [Erling Haaland](https://www.sportbible.com/erling-haaland) begin to takeover.

Pep Guardiola says Erling Haaland has become such a prolific scorer at Manchester City that talking about him is part of his matchday "routine."

He reads really well the spaces and I am very pleased for him." [John Stones](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/157974/John-Stones) and could keep his place for [Tottenham Hotspur](/soccer/team?id=367)'s visit to the Etihad Stadium on Saturday. He has an incredible sense of goal." [Phil Foden](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/250787/Phil-Foden) and [Ruben Dias](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/234878/Rúben-Dias) on the scoresheet in Spain as Guaridola's team made the perfect start to Group G. [Bono](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/175149/Bono). It's not just the two goals, it's always he's there, always he's there.

Some strikers rely on power, some rely on instinct, but Haaland has both as he proved in Seville.

“I love this routine and it’s been a routine in every single press conference after games talking about him and his goals,” he said. “Hopefully he can continue this routine.” Perhaps it is evidence of a growing understanding. One second, Haaland is strolling at a walking pace, and even looks like he has time to remonstrate with Bernardo Silva about passing elsewhere. When the pass does not arrive, he checks himself to stay onside, simultaneously pulling away from Sevilla’s ball-watching defence. Then goalkeeper Bono parries Foden’s shot, leaving an unmarked Haaland to follow in the rebound. “He has this talent,” he said of Torres. His first against Sevilla proved that much, but then this goal was not dissimilar from the one scored at Villa Park at the weekend. Perhaps that is a product of Guardiola’s highly-structured positional play. Given Haaland arrived in Spain with 10 goals in his first six competitive games for City, it’s not hard to see why the newspaper’s editors thought it appropriate. A freak. A robot.

Haaland, 22, bagged a brace as Manchester City eased past Sevilla 4-0 in Spain, while Paris Saint-Germain star Mbappe netted twice as his side beat Juventus ...

Messi did it in 23 years, 307 days Messi is second on 125. Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe both set new Champions League records on Tuesday night, with the duo's astonishing statistics suggesting a new era of superstar forwards is underway

Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland starred on Tuesday as Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City made winning starts in the Champions League group stage, ...

“We are clearly not there, where we need to be and where we can be. So it’s on me, it’s on us, we need to find solutions. Ruben Dias bagged a fourth to compound the misery for a struggling Sevilla side. We were lucky because they hit the post.” It’s that sort of atmosphere we love; matches like this, in which you have to show character.” “He has an incredible sense of goal.

The Manchester City superstar is rapidly entering a league of his own with his remarkable exploits in front of goal both domestically and in European ...

](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/haaland-messi-ronaldo-champions-league-27925862#comments-wrapper)Is [Erling Haaland](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/erling-braut-haaland) the best striker on the planet? Comment [below](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/haaland-messi-ronaldo-champions-league-27925862#comments-wrapper) Benzema had 12, which up until Haaland's explosion onto the scene sat top of the pile for goals after 20 games. [Champions League](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/champions-league) group, a contest the young striker is no doubt relishing given the form he is. The Poland international's tally is just one goal short of his new rival Karim Benzema. Current Camp Nou favourite Robert Lewandowski fared slightly better at that stage with an impressive return of 11. The ex-Dortmund striker has shown he is a man for the biggest occasion with his tally on the European stage alone. These numbers have never been seen before, not even by titans of the game like [Manchester United](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/manchester-united-fc) icon Ronaldo hadn't actually scored a single goal at that stage of his Champions League career, though it must be said he more than made up for it by going on to be the competition's record goal-scorer thanks largely to his exploits at Spanish giants [Real Madrid](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/real-madrid-cf). [Lionel Messi](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/lionel-messi) or [Cristiano Ronaldo](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/cristiano-ronaldo). [Borussia Dortmund](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/borussia-dortmund). [Erling Haaland's](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/erling-braut-haaland) move to [Manchester City](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/manchester-city-fc) have been proved wrong in emphatic fashion after the 22-year-old's sensational start to life under [Pep Guardiola](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/pep-guardiola).

Former Real Madrid and AC Milan forward Antonio Cassano has suggested that Manchester City striker Erling Haaland is not special and even inferior to Julian ...

[Erling Haaland](https://www.marca.com/en/football/erling-haaland.html) is not special and even inferior to Julian Alvarez. [Is Haaland better than Mbappé?](https://www.marca.com/en/football/2022/09/04/6314f5ed22601d135a8b4589.html) [The Premier League surrenders to Haaland](https://www.marca.com/en/football/manchester-city/2022/09/01/63109b6846163ffe1e8b4585.html)

Erling Haaland has had a terrific start to life with Manchester City, breaking a number of goal-scoring records along the way in the Premier League and ...

Haaland is the first player in Premier League history to score nine goals in his first five games in the competition. Norwegian goal machine Erling Haaland has taken to life at Manchester City with comfort. Haaland is the first Manchester City player to score on both his Premier League debut and UEFA Champions League debut for the club.

Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland netted two goals each in their teams' victories over Sevilla and Juventus, respectively, on Tuesday night.

Haaland can only play in the middle. He can play in the middle. "Mbappe can create and finish.