On March 15, Beijing time, Manchester City defeated Leipzig to advance to the quarterfinals, and Haaland staged five sons of Denko, creating many magical records in the history of the Champions League!
In the first leg against Leipzig, Haaland was dumbfounded, Manchester City shook hands with his opponent 1-1, and returned to the Etihad Stadium in the second leg, no one expected him to explode, and it was so violent!
In the 22nd minute, Haaland's right-footed penalty kicked in to give Manchester City a 1-0 lead! In the 24th minute, De Bruyne's long-range shot popped up into the frame, and Haaland scored with a header!
In the 45+2nd minute, Grealish crossed from a corner, Diaz's header slid past the post, Haaland blocked the ball with his left foot in front of the goal, hat-trick, and "perfect" hat-trick!
In the 53rd minute, Haaland's header was saved and he shot into the net. In the 57th minute, he volleyed with his right foot to complete the good play of Goko Denko! The Norwegian center also celebrated with the "Five Finger Mountain".
In the 64th minute, Haaland was replaced by Alvarez to end his scoring performance, scoring a perfect 10 points after the game, and he also set a number of all-time records.
First, at 22 years and 236 days, Haaland broke Messi's record and became the youngest man in history to score 30 goals in the Champions League. Second, with 32 goals in 25 games, Haaland became the fastest player to achieve 30 goals in the Champions League, surpassing Ruud van Nistelrooy's 34.
Third, Haaland has 33 goals in the Champions League, Kaka, Rooney and Eto'o with more than 30 goals, and Arjen Robben with 31 goals. Fourth, Haaland scored a hat-trick for the second time in his Champions League career, surpassing the number of hat-tricks of Da Ronaldo, Henry and Wayne Rooney.
Fifth, Haaland has scored 39 goals in 36 games in all competitions this season, first in Europe, and Salah, who has 10 goals in 6 games in the Champions League and more than 8 goals, is at the top of the top scorer list. Sixth Haaland became the first player to score a perfect hat-trick at Champions League half-time since Mike Neville in 1995.
Seventh, Haaland is the third player in Champions League knockout history to wear a cap at half-time, the first two being Messi in 2010 and Lewandowski in 2022. Eighth Haaland has made five caps in all competitions this season, the first Premier League player since Kane in 2016-17.
Ninth, Haaland became the third player to have five sons in a single game since the restructuring of the Champions League, the first two are Messi and Luis Adriano, and Ronaldo has not done it! Tenth, Haaland is the second player after Messi to win the Champions League knockout round!