Manchester City is sinking into crisis. Following a series of five defeats in a row, the Citizens were not reassured on Tuesday evening, when they hosted Feyenoord in the Champions League. While they led 3-0 until the 74e
minute of play, Pep Guardiola’s men completely collapsed at the end of the match, ultimately conceding a disappointing draw (3-3).
The evening had started well for the Skyblues. Particularly for Erling Haaland, author of a double (44e
and 53e). The Norwegian thus set a record for precociousness on the European scene.
Haaland sets a European Cup precocity record
Indeed, the Scandinavian giant became the youngest player in history to reach the 50-goal mark in the European Cup, at 24 years and 128 days old. He is ahead of Lionel Messi (24 years and 257 days) and Kylian Mbappé (25 years and 272 days).
It’s not just in Europe that Erling Haaland is stacking records. In 2023, he notably became the top scorer in the history of the Premier League over a season (36), surpassing Alan Shearer and his 34 goals. And it’s probably not over…
