Salzburg phenom Haaland keeps making Champions League history
There's no stopping Erling Braut Haaland right now.
The Red Bull Salzburg wunderkind, 19, opened the scoring against Napoli on Tuesday, converting from the penalty spot to notch his seventh Champions League goal of the campaign.
The calm tally made the hulking Norwegian the first teenager to score in each of his first four Champions League matches; Haaland got off to a flying start in the tournament this season, netting a hat-trick against Genk.
4 - Erling Haaland is the fourth player in Champions League history to score in each of his first four appearances – the others are Zé Carlos (FC Porto, 1992/93), Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus, 1995) and Diego Costa (Atlético Madrid, 2013/14). Flames. pic.twitter.com/eZ85BM5zua
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His seven goals are tops in the competition thus far - Robert Lewandowski sits on five ahead of Bayern's clash with Olympiacos on Wednesday - and they're two more than any player has ever scored in their first four Champions League appearances.
Whenever Haaland's inevitable move to a European powerhouse arrives, Salzburg will collect a small fortune.
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