Erling Haaland was chased down by Bayern star's epic 35.3km/h sprint in 2020

Erling Haaland is quite the physical specimen.

While, of course, the Manchester City star couldn’t possibly have reached these world-class heights without his endless technical ability and remarkable footballing IQ, his physical advantages don’t exactly harm his cause.

Rather, the steely strength and rapid pace that Haaland shows on the pitch are key weapons in his arsenal when it comes to mugging off defenders and finishing past goalkeepers.

Besides, you only have to look at the amount of times that centre-backs have quite literally bounced off Haaland so far this season to see just how much of a handful he really is.

As such, even the most physically gifted defenders out there really need to go to the well in order to stop Haaland from leaving them munching on the turf and questioning their life decisions.

However, believe it or not, Haaland isn’t entirely invincible and aside from ‘only’ actually being Europe’s second-most lethal finisher this season, he has also come out second best in physical battles before.

In fact, none other than Bayern Munich’s Alphonso Davies is one of the best equipped defenders in world football when it comes to the near-impossible task of stopping Haaland.

Although the City forward maintained a decent scoring record against Bayern, the results that he racked up in Der Klassiker were ultimately pretty poor – and Mr. Davies was a big part of that.

Not only is the Canadian one of the best full-backs in the men’s game, but he’s also one of few players in world football right now that could actually give Haaland a run for his money in a foot race.

And the Norwegian can vouch for that himself because he was robbed of a glorious one-on-one opportunity during a clash between Dortmund and Bayern in