Although Manchester City lost 4-2 at home to reigning champions Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday, striker Erling Haaland surpassed two of Lionel Messi’s UEFA Champions League records.
Désiré Doué scored for PSG in the 13th minute and Ousmane Dembélé for the 15th minute, as PSG dominated the first half at the Etihad Stadium.
Luis Enrique’s squad headed into halftime ahead 3-0 thanks to an own goal from Vitinha in the 32nd minute.
By the 62nd minute, Maghnes Akliouche had restored PSG’s three-goal lead, although City’s Haaland had cut the margin in half an hour earlier.
City were unable to complete their comeback, despite scoring again in the 75th minute by the Norwegian attacker.
Haaland broke Lionel Messi’s record of 80 matches to become the quickest player to 60 goals in the Champions League, even if his team lost. He did it in just 60 games.
At 26 years and 85 days, the 26-year-old surpassed Messi as the youngest player to reach 60 goals in the competition. Messi was 26 years and 85 days younger at the same milestone.
Haaland broke Ruud van Nistelrooy’s record of 62 matches scored in the Champions League to become the fastest player to 50 goals in that competition. He did it in 49 games.
Thanks to his two goals against PSG, Haaland now has 38 goals for Manchester City in the Champions League, putting him ahead of Sergio Agüero for the club record. Agüero had 36 goals in the competition.