Published 13:16 IST, November 25th 2020

Haaland overtakes Ronaldo AND Zidane, becomes fastest to score 15 UCL goals after brace

Erling Haaland shattered more Champions League records and moved ahead of Zidane and Ronaldo, as he scored a brace in the Dortmund vs Club Brugge game.

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Erling Haaland seems to love Champions League. youngster first made headlines with his goalscoring exploits for RB Salzburg in Europe and has continued his impressive form in competition with Borussia Dortmund. 20-year-old, who was recently crowned Golden Boy 2020, was amongst goals again, scoring a brace in  3-0 victory over Club Brugge. With two goals meaning that striker w has 16 goals in competition, rwegian prodigy continued to break records in Champions League.

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Haaland records tumble as rwegian sensation scores brace 

Erling Haaland opened scoring in Dortmund vs Club Brugge game, scoring from a tight angle in 18th minute to net his 15th goal in Champions League. With that strike, Haaland set a new record as he became quickest player in competition’s history to reach milestone. Erling Haaland scored his 15th goal in just his 12th game, bettering record previously held by Manchester United legend Ruud van Nistelrooy.

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Dutch striker had scored his 15 goals in 19 matches, with Haaland reaching milestone an impressive seven games quicker. tably, youngster has set similar records for five and 10 goals milestones in past as well. With brace in Dortmund vs Club Brugge game, striker w has six goals from four games this season, taking him to top of Champions League scoring charts for season.

Erling Haaland goals tally already more than that of Zidane and Ronald

What’s more impressive is that 20-year-old has already scored 16 goals in competition and has mand to do that in just 12 games. young rwegian w has more goals than Real Madrid legend Zinedine Zidane, who scored 14 times in competition. Some of or football greats who Erling Haaland has beaten already include Brazilian legend Ronaldo, Spain icon David Villa and German legend Miroslav Klose.

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After Haaland’s latest performance, fans took to social media to praise Golden Boy 2020 winner. Fans praised rwegian's clinical accuracy, tweeting how youngster has scored 70 goals from just 91 shots. Many fans talked about Bundesliga top scorer race, discussing how Lewandowski vs Haaland battle will be great to see this season. Ors shared many or Haaland records youngster has to his name, praising footballer for being one of most complete strikers on planet.

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Erling Haaland’s impressive start to season

forward has been on an outrous scoring streak ever since he moved to Borussia Dortmund, with youngster making a blistering start to season. Erling Haaland has scored 17 goals and registered 3 assists in 13 appearances this season. While Dortmund striker tops Champions League top scorer charts, he is one goal behind Robert Lewandowski in Bundesliga, with Polish striker having scored 11 goals this season.

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13:16 IST, November 25th 2020