Kylian Mbappé, Erling Haaland
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GOAL has complete guide to Champions League top scorers in 2025-26 with the prestigious Golden Boot on the line.
Two of world football’s star strikers are on the verge of equalling Real Madrid legend Cristiano Ronaldo in the history books. The pair in question? Kylian Mbappé, and Erling Haaland. Both Mbappé and Haaland have of course taken their place front and ...
With 2024/25 having set a new record for the most UEFA Champions League hat-tricks in a season, who has scored the most? Who scored the fastest treble? Most goals in a game? Erling Haaland is one of only three players to hit five goals in a match as we delve into the record books.
In LaLiga, Real Madrid returned to winning ways with a 3-0 with over Athletic Club while Barcelona remained top of the league with a 3-1 win against Atletico Madrid. In the headline clash in the DfB-Pokal, Bayer Leverkusen eliminated Borussia Dortmund with a 1-0 win.
He’s since returned from a summer break shortened by the Club World Cup, Haaland has been back to his sharpest. He’s scored 14 of City’s 23 goals in the Premier League so far and has notched 32 in all competitions for club and country – including 13 (!) in his last five outings for Norway.
Manchester City forward Erling Haaland has been rewriting record books since he announced himself in the competition with a first-half hat-trick on his debut and is the quickest player to score 50 goals in the competition.
There is a moment every season when the soccer world’s hierarchy suddenly shifts, when a name outside the usual spotlight jumps ahead of Lamine Yamal, Kylian Mbappe, Erling Haaland, or Harry Kane. This time,