‘I’m Just Erling': Haaland Makes History With Latest Champions League Feat

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Erling Haaland set a new Champions League record with a goal against former side Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday night. Haaland added to an extensive fine haul in Manchester City's welcome of the German giants as he netted his fifth Champions League goal of the season on the half-hour mark. And the first-half strike saw the Norwegian goal machine make history.

Haaland has made a rampant start to the season for both club and country. The Norway international went into Wednesday's game having scored 17 times in 13 matches in the 2025-26 campaign, failing only to net in league defeats to Tottenham and Aston Villa.

The 25-year-old was hand on rifle past Gregor Kobel after being picked out by Jeremy Doku on the half-hour mark as Manchester City eased to a 2-0 first-half lead over Dortmund at the Etihad Stadium. Phil Foden opened the scoring for the Cityzens midway through the first half as City looked to claim a third successive win in all competitions.

Pep Guardiola's side have made an unbeaten start to their Champions League campaign as a 2-2 draw at Monaco was sandwiched between a 2-0 home triumph over Napoli and a 2-0 win at Spanish side Villarreal. Haaland has scored in all four European games for City this season, and combined with his brace against Real Madrid on home turf last season, saw the striker write his name into the history books.

Haaland's first-half goal for City against Dortmund saw the striker become the first player to score in five consecutive Champions League games for three different clubs. He missed the second leg Champions League play-off defeat to Real Madrid back in February due to injury.

The powerhouse forward had previously achieved the feat with former sides Dortmund and Red