Haaland scores like a machine in the Champions League

Haaland scored twice against Young Boys, achieving extremely high scoring efficiency

With Messi and Ronaldo no longer in Europe, Haaland is stealing the limelight in the Champions League. The Man City star may have some competition to be named the continent's best striker, but his excellent goalscoring stats seem to be giving him the edge.

Haaland was on target again for the Citizens on Tuesday night, taking his Champions League tally to 39. The Norwegian scored twice against Young Boys, giving his side the lead from the penalty spot before unleashing a powerful strike from outside the box.

Haaland's 39 goals may not be much compared to Ronaldo or Messi, but the Man City star has done it in just 34 games. In fact, the Norwegian superstar is the only player among the 50 all-time top scorers in the Champions League to have scored more goals than he has played.

He is still a long way from Ronaldo's record of 140 Champions League goals, while Messi has also outscored Haaland with 129. But it can be said that the young striker is on the way to closing that gap.

Where does Haaland rank in the all-time top scorer list in the Champions League?

With his brace against Young Boys, Haaland became the 20th highest scorer in UEFA Champions League history. It took him just five seasons to reach that mark, which is why we can expect the striker to continue climbing the list.

All-time Champions League goalscorers

1. Cristiano Ronaldo – 140 goals (183 matches, 19 seasons, 3 clubs)

2. Lionel Messi – 129 goals (163 matches, 19 seasons, 2 clubs)

3. Robert Lewandowski – 92 goals (114 matches, 13 seasons, 3 clubs)

4. Karim Benzema – 90 goals (152 games, 19 seasons, 2 clubs)

5. Raul – 71 goals (142 matches, 15 seasons, 2 clubs)

6. Ruud van Nistelrooy – 56 goals (73 games, 11 seasons, 3 clubs)

7. Thomas Muller – 53 goals (144 games, 16 seasons, 1 club)

8. Thierry Henry – 50 goals (112 games, 13 seasons, 3 clubs)

9. Alfredo Di Stefano – 49 goals (58 matches, 9 seasons, 1 club)

10. Zlatan Ibrahimovic – 48 goals (124 games, 16 seasons, 6 clubs)

11. Andriy Shevchenko – 48 goals (100 games, 12 seasons, 3 clubs)

12. Filippo Inzaghi – 46 goals (81 games, 11 seasons, 2 clubs)

13. Eusebio – 46 goals (55 games, 11 seasons, 1 club)

14. Didier Drogba – 44 goals (92 games, 12 seasons, 3 clubs)

15. Mohamed Salah – 44 goals (79 games, 9 seasons, 3 clubs)

16. Neymar – 43 goals (81 games, 10 seasons, 2 clubs)

17. Kylian Mbappé – 42 goals (64 games, 8 seasons, 2 clubs)

18. Alessandro Del Piero – 42 goals (89 matches, 12 seasons, 1 club)

19. Sergio Aguero – 41 goals (79 games, 13 seasons, 2 clubs)

20. Erling Haaland – 39 goals (33 games, 5 seasons, 3 clubs)

At the age of 23, Haaland can already boast of owning 2 Champions League Golden Boots after becoming the tournament's top scorer in the 2020/2021 and 2022/2023 seasons.

Of course, Haaland still cannot match the number of Golden Boots that Messi and Ronaldo have collected. The Portuguese star has been the top scorer in the Champions League in 6 different seasons, while the Argentine has done it 5 times. In addition, the two stars also shared this title in the 2014/2015 season./.