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Erling Haaland Scores 5 Goals As Man City Thrash Leipzig 7-0 In Champions League

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March 14, 2023

Erling Haaland Scores 5 Goals As Man City Thrash Leipzig 7-0 In Champions League

Erling Haaland led Manchester City to a resounding 7-0 victory over RB Leipzig in the second leg of their last-16 Champions League tie, securing City’s spot in the quarter-finals with an 8-1 aggregate win.

Haaland scored an incredible five goals, including two in the second half, taking his season tally to 39 and making him Man City’s highest scorer ever in a single campaign.

Ilkay Gundogan and Kevin De Bruyne also scored as City dominated their opponents, who had previously held City to a draw just three weeks prior.

Haaland’s five goals made him only the third player in history to score five goals in a single Champions League game.

At just 22 he now has 33 goals in 25 appearances in Europe’s premier club competition.

“It’s a big night,” Haaland told BT Sport.

“Firstly, I’m proud to play in this competition, I love it. Five goals! To win 7-0 is amazing.

“I was so tired after my celebrations. My super strength is scoring goals. Should I be honest? A lot of goals today, I didn’t think. I was just trying to get it into the back of the net. A lot of it is being quick in the mind and trying to put it where the goalkeeper is not.”

City now face Burnley in the FA Cup quarter-finals, while Leipzig return to Bundesliga action against VfL Bochum.

while Leipzig have an identical recovery period before returning to Bundesliga action away to VfL Bochum.