Manchester City defeated Red Bull Leipzig 7-0 at home in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League Round of 16. The English, who drew 1-1 in Germany in the first match, managed to reach the quarter-finals.
MATCH DETAILS
Manchester City hosted the German team Leipzig, which they drew 1-1 in the first match.
In the rematch of the first leg, which ended in a draw, Manchester City beat Leipzig 7-0 to reach the quarter-finals.
Manchester City’s Norwegian striker Erling Haaland scored 5 goals in the match and made his mark among the players who scored 5 goals in a match in the UEFA Champions League. Haaland’s goals came in the 24th, 45+2nd, 53rd and 57th minutes, from a penalty in the 22nd minute.
The other goals of the match were Manchester City captain, Turkish-born German national football player Ilkay Gundogan in the 49th minute, and Kevin De Bruyne in 90+2.
In this match, Haaland became the fastest and youngest player to reach 30 goals in the UEFA Champions League.
The Norwegian footballer, who reached 30 goals in the Giants League, achieved this success at the age of 22, 236 days and 25 matches, becoming the player to reach 30 goals at the fastest and youngest age.
Previously, Dutch former football player Ruud Van Nistelrooy held the record for the fastest to reach 30 goals in Cup 1 with 34 matches.
The record for reaching 30 goals in the UEFA Champions League at the youngest age belonged to French star football player Kylian Mbappe (22 years 352 days).
Moreover; Haaland became the third player to score 5 goals in a single Champions League match. The Norwegian young striker became the third player to score 5 goals in a single match, after Argentine Lionel Messi and Brazilian striker Luiz Adriano, in the Champions League.