Erling Haaland sets Champions League scoring record as Borussia Dortmund starlet prepares for Bundesliga showdown with prolific Bayern Munich ace Robert Lewandowski

Erling Haaland continued his remarkable scoring record with a brace in Borussia Dortmund’s 3-0 defeat of Club Brugge in the Champions League on Wednesday night.

Incredibly, the Norwegian has notched 14 Champions League goals in only 11 games, the fewest matches ever needed by a player to reach that tally.

The previous record of 14 strikes in the competition was held by Tottenham ace Harry Kane, but the England skipper needed six more games than Haaland to hit that mark.

The Norway striker has also now scored against all seven opponents he has faced in the competition.

Haaland’s remarkable rise is highlighted by the fact he has 26 goals in 28 games for Dortmund since joining the club in January 2020.

Haaland will go head-to-head with Bayern Munich talisman Robert Lewandowski on Saturday, as the Poland international joined an elite group with his own goalscoring exploits on the same night.

Lewandowski became only the fourth player to reach 70 Champions League goals – following in Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Raul’s footsteps – as the Bundesliga champions maintained their 100 per cent record in Europe with a 6-2 rout of Red Bull Salzburg.

The Poland ace also has a remarkable 17 goals in 13 games in Europe’s elite competition since last season.

He has started the Bundesliga season in typically rampant fashion as well, with ten goals in his first five appearances!

Haaland, meanwhile, has scored five in as many league games this term.

While Lewandowski is in pole position to finish the campaign with a record fourth successive Bundesliga top scorer’s award, he could face a tougher race to land the same gong for the second year running in Europe with Haaland firing on all cylinders.