Published 17:06 IST, February 18th 2021
Erling Haaland admits to completely following Cristiano Ronaldo's diet to build physique
Erling Haaland's father opens up about how his son looks up to Cristiano Ronaldo's professionalism and also copies the Portuguese forward's diet.
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Erling Haaland has been on fire in European Football and continues to shine bright at highest level. Playing for Borussia Dortmund in ir Champions League match against Sevilla, 20-year-old striker produced one of best individual performances in his latest outing. Norwegian striker found back of net twice for Dortmund and also assisted or goal as German outfit went on to register a stunning 3-2 victory over Sevilla at Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan on Wednesday.
Erling Haaland spoke to media in a post-match interview after helping his team register a narrow win in Champions League and went on to d how he was inspired by Paris Saint-Germain striker Kylian Mbappe who scored a hattrick against Barcelona on previous day. He ded how Mbappe's performance spurred him on and led to him playing so well for German outfit against ir Spanish rivals. With him and PSG forward touted as next-gen of football stars, fans could soon start having Haaland vs Mbappe comparison like y currently do for Messi and Ronaldo.
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Haaland has always looked up to Ronaldo and believed that he would also turn out to be a great player if he starts copying Ronaldo’s professional attitude. While looking up to Portuguese legend throughout, Haaland has also started following in footsteps by copying Juventus striker's diet.
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BVB star copies Cristiano Ronaldo's diet plan
Back in 2019, Haaland’s far spoke with ESPN and said how his kid heard a story about Ronaldo from his former United teammate Patrice Evra. former Manchester City player h spoken about how while having lunch with Ronaldo, Portuguese star h fish and nothing else.
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Alf-Inge Haaland went on to reveal how his son now tries to do same things. He shared how Ronaldo was still on top of game which shows how player has been doing right things. Nothing much has changed in those two years as now 36-year-old Ronaldo still remains in peak physical condition and does not show any signs of slowing down.
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Cristiano Ronaldo diet plan: What is Portuguese's diet routine?
According to AS, a Spanish newspaper, it is believed that Portuguese forward eats a lot of mini-meals throughout day. It goes on to claim that five-time Ballon d’Or winner’s meal consists of a lot of chicken and pasta. Ronaldo's meals are reportedly cooked without oil and salt. y also include seafood with swordfish, sea bream and sea bass deemed to be forward's preferred seafood to eat along with bacalhau which is known to be his favourite dish. It consists of onions, a mix of cod, eggs, and potatoes. Ronaldo is also rumoured to avoid eating frozen food as he opts to eat only fresh produce and drink a lot of water with eir pineapple or orange juice being only or drink he has on occasions during his breakfast.
17:06 IST, February 18th 2021