Norwegian Erling Haaland, the star of Manchester City, successfully broke his recent Champions League drought after his team's 3-1 victory against Swiss hosts Young Boys on Wednesday night. Haaland scored a brace today, converting a penalty in the 67th minute and then netting another with a stunning curled shot from inside the box in the 86th minute.
According to Opta statistics, the Norwegian ended a streak of five matches (543 minutes) without scoring in the Champions League, marking his first goal in the competition since April (against Bayern Munich).
As reported by BBC, at 23 years and 96 days old, Haaland became the youngest player to score 37 goals in the Champions League, surpassing the previous record held by Kylian Mbappe at 23 years and 295 days.
Haaland has contributed to 115 goals in his last 100 club matches, scoring 96 and providing 19 assists, according to Opta's figures. It is noteworthy that Haaland currently leads the Premier League scoring charts this season with 9 goals.
