Erling Haaland scored three goals – the first time in the Champions League -. September 2019, Salzburg-Genk 6-2. Three times his name on the scorecard, three flags planted on a Risiko that since then has expanded dramatically. A war machine, Young Haaland had turned nineteen for less than two months. Hat-trick consumed in the first 45 minutes: record in Champions League history. The first goal was scored after 105 seconds. That is: referee’s whistle, goal. The one who exults is he. From the series: open the cage, the lion is hungry. He had started the Austrian championship on the wave, scoring 11 goals in the first 7 games. Haaland was already surrounded by some fame. That summer at the Under 20 World Cup with Norway he scored 9 goals (!) Against Honduras. The match ended 12-0, goalkeeper Garcia left the pitch crying. Of another caliber – compared to Haaland – is certainly Sébastien Haller, but the record for his debut goals in the Champions League belongs to him. Even four for the naturalized French Ivorian, with the Ajax shirt, against Sporting Lisbon (15 September 2021). Curiosity: Haller is a record holder, he is also the first quatern in the history of the Eredivisie.
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