Tuesday evening, in a particularly prolific Champions League league phase evening,
Manchester City won at Villarreal
(0-2). It was Erling Haaland who opened the scoring for the Skyblues in this meeting.
The Norwegian striker took a cross from Rico Lewis with his right foot to beat Brazilian goalkeeper Luiz Junior in the 17th minute of play. This is already the 24th goal scored by the “cyborg” this season, in fourteen matches played in all competitions.
The former Borussia Dortmund player continues a crazy streak. Indeed, it is now twelve consecutive matches that he has scored at least one goal, precisely 22 goals during these. He thus equals a Cristiano Ronaldo record.
Haaland, the cyborg walks on water
“A monster came to see me,” writes the newspaper
Marca to image Erling Haaland's crazy statistics. “He could have put four or five at the end. He's our key man, what can I say? »declared his coach Pep Guardiola last Saturday, after his team's victory against Everton (2-0).
Sunday, Manchester City will travel to Aston Villa for the ninth day of the Premier League. The opportunity for the Leeds native to make history by breaking the five-time Ballon d'Or record.
