Haaland become the quickest player to 40 Champion League goals

The Norwegian's strike to spark the comeback in our 3-2 win over RB Leipzig on Tuesday was his 40th in the Champions League. It has taken him just 35 matches to reach that figure.

This was the 12th time Haaland has scored against RB Leipzig, at least five more than he has scored against any other opponent he has ever faced.

It comes just a few days after Haaland obliterated the record for 50 Premier League goals - taking 17 matches fewer than the previous best.

Kylian Mbappe is third fastest, taking 59 matches while two of the finest goal scorers of the modern era - Lionel Messi and Robert Lewandowski - needed 61 games each.

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Ruud van Nistelrooy, the coach of Netherland, sits in the 2nd spot taking 45 matches to 40 UCL goals, while Neymar Jr. took 65 matches to achieve this target while he was in the Europe.