Erling Halland definitely takes great shape at the start of the season. Author of an impressive fivefold with his selection during the qualifying match for the World Cup against Moldova (11-1), the Norwegian chained with a double during the Premier League shock against Manchester United, Sunday (3-0).
And Thursday, facing Naples, it was he who unlocked the situation shortly before the hour of play, registering his 11e A goal since the start of the season, all competitions combined. Thanks to this goal, the former Borussia Dortmund player has also treated his statistics in the Champions League a little more.
At only 25 years old, Erling Haaland has indeed reached the symbolic bar of the 50 goals in C1, thus equaling the mark of a certain Thierry Henry. What make him the ninth most prolific scorer in the history of competition.
Erling Haaland, a rhythm of hell
And if the podium is still far away -Robert Lewandowski, third in the ranking, displaying 105 goals in the most prestigious of European competitions -, Thomas Müller and Ruud Van Nistelroy, seventh ex aequo, count 56. Right in front, Kylian Mbappé, author of a double, Tuesday, is sixth with 57 goals.
But the most impressive is undoubtedly the pace displayed by Erling Haaland since its beginnings in the competition. Because the native of Leeds scored his 50 goals in just 49 goals. He thus turns to more than one goal per game (1.02). By way of comparison, Cristiano Ronaldo, the top scorer in the history of the C1 with 140 goals), shot at 0.76 purposes per game and Kylian Mbappé displays a ration of 0.64 purposes per game.
