UCL: Haaland keeps scoring; Messi's record in danger

Erling Haaland has achieved a caller Champions League grounds and is approaching different milestone. The Manchester City striker reached 50 goals successful conscionable 49 appearances connected Wednesday, breaking Ruud van Nistelrooy's erstwhile grounds of 50 goals successful 62 games.Haaland is present closing successful connected Lionel Messi's grounds of scoring 60 goals successful 80 Champions League appearances. Following his 2 goals against Monaco, Haaland has present scored 52 goals successful 50 games.Despite his scoring achievements, Haaland expressed disappointment aft City drew 2-2 with Monaco owed to a precocious penalty."It isn't bully enough," the Norwegian said aft the match. "We person to effort to triumph the adjacent game. It is the lone happening we tin do."The lucifer saw Haaland springiness City the pb doubly astatine Stade Louis II. He scored the opening extremity successful the 15th minute, but Jordan Teze equalised 3 minutes later. Haaland recovered the nett again successful the 44th minute. However, Eric Dier converted a punishment awarded for Nico Gonzalez's precocious footwear to level the score.The Norwegian striker continues his awesome scoring signifier this season. He has present scored 17 goals successful 10 games for some nine and country.The lone lucifer wherever Haaland failed to people this play was successful City's 2-0 decision to Tottenham successful August.