When Haaland headed in Phil Foden's pass in the 56th minute in Thursday evening's 2–0 win for Manchester City, he simultaneously became historic.
Haaland surpassed the Dutchman Ruud van Nistelrooy, who needed 62 matches to reach 50 goals.
The figures speak for themselves. He is up to the same number of goals as Van Nistelrooy and Robert Lewandowski. After 15-20 years, he will be at the same level as Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, says City's manager Pep Guardiola.
Ronaldo is the Champions League's top scorer of all time with 140 goals.
Guardiola rules out that Erling Braut Haaland one day will break that record.
If he continues in this style. I do not know how many years he can play, 10-12 years more? If he continues like this, he can absolutely break Ronaldo's record, says Guardiola.
Haaland's successes on the pitch are also reflected in his steadily increasing wealth. According to Dagbladet he is now worth 4.1 billion Norwegian kronor (approximately 3.9 billion kronor) and Norway's 118th richest person.
