Erling Haaland’s brace against Sevilla pushes his UEFA Champions League tally to 18 goals. The Dortmund striker is only one achievement behind Kylian Mbappé, record holder for the number of goals scored in the competition before 21 years old.
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Haaland will have them in July, which still leaves him time to match or even break this record, especially if Borussia continues its course in the event.
Karim Benzema is third in Haaland’s six-goal table, which is only two goals away from Norwegian top scorer in the Champions League, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
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Mbappé have already taken 11 and 10 goals ahead of Lionel Messi at the same age. As for Cristiano Ronaldo, top scorer in the history of the Champions League, he scored his first goal in the competition at 22.
Number of goals under 21 in the UEFA Champions League
19: Kylian Mbappé (Monaco, Paris)
18: Erling Haaland (Salzburg, Dortmund)
12: Karim Benzema (Lyon)
9: Patrick Kluivert (Ajax)
8: Obafemi Martins (Inter Milan)
8: Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
8: Raúl González (Real Madrid)
8: Javier Saviola (Barcelona)
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