Haaland scored a new goal against Brentford, carrying his total of the season to new, but recognizes that the battle for the title will be fierce.
The Haaland goal series continues
Man City won a 1-0 fight against Brentford in the Premier League, Haaland's early goal that made the difference between the two teams. The Norwegian striker opened the scoring in the ninth minute, demonstrating his power to unravel the defense of Brentford and deceive Caoimhin Kelleher with a shot to the ground. It was Haaland's ninth goal in the Premier League this season and his 18th in 11 club and selection games, served by a left pass from Josko Gvardiol. City dominated the first half, creating several opportunities. Phil Foden almost widen the gap, wrapping his strike right next after a pass from Tijjani Reijnders. Reijnders himself was rejected by an excellent Kelleher parade.
Unfortunately for City, midfielder Rodri was forced to leave the field on injury in the 21st minute, a new blow for Spanish, freshly returned from a long period of rehabilitation for a crossed ligament injury. Brentford has given signs of vitality in the second half, Igor Thiago creating the best opportunity, but Gianluigi Donnarumma stopped it on a superb parade. Despite Brentford's increased pressure, City defended fiercely to keep its low advance and ensure the three points. This victory marks the 250th victory of Pep Guardiola in the Premier League, a record reached in 349 games. This result Place City in fifth place in the ranking, three points from the leader, Arsenal, before the international break. Brentford remains 16th.
Kane and Mbappé in the viewfinder
About the European Golden Shoe race and the fight against Kane, Haaland said: ” Let’s not forget Mbappé, he too made an excellent start to the season. They are great, so I have to keep the pace. I have never felt as well as it was right now. Everything is a question of preparation, preparation for matches. You can be physically ready, but you have to be mentally. With a child, it's even better, because I disconnect myself more than ever; I no longer think of football at all. When you are young, we think of everything and we may worry, but when I come home, I relax even more. I think I have to thank my son. For me, this goal is essential. It was one of my most beautiful goals thanks to all this. »»
Currently, Haaland (11th), Kane (7th) and Mbappé (13th) are far behind in the scorer classification, but this is explained by the gap between the championships: where certain divisions have played more than 20 games, many still have a limited number of goals. In addition, a weighting system exists: the more the championship is noted, the more value your goals are. There is therefore no doubt that the trio evolving in Germany, England and Spain will occupy the first places next May. You can consult the last ranking here.
Kane started the 2025/2026 season prolific with Bayern, continuing his impressive rhythm of goals from previous seasons. He has scored 11 goals so far in the championship and recently crossed the 100 goals for a club of the five major European championships, in just 104 games. Meanwhile, Mbappé is the top scorer in the Liga with nine goals and leads the Champions League with five goals after the second day. He also recently exceeded Thierry Henry to become the second French top scorer of all time.
