Erling Haaland is no stranger to breaking records in terms of scoring. On this occasion, his goal in the 2-2 draw against Arsenal made the Norwegian match a milestone Cristiano Ronaldo held with Real Madrid.
In this case, during Matchday 5 of the 2024/2025 Premier League against The Gunners, Haaland became the fastest player, alongside Ronaldo, to score 100 goals in a club. The Man City player reached this mark in 105 games, the same amount as CR7 with Real Madrid.
The Citizens‘ striker managed to score the opening goal, giving the lead to the home team. However, Arsenal pulled off an outstanding comeback at the end of first half. After struggling throughout the entire second half, a 98th-minute equalizer from John Stones settled the score at 2-2, meaning Haaland couldn’t claim the record as his own.
With this result, Man City sits atop the Premier League with 13 points after 5 matches. On the other hand, Erling Haaland is the league’s top scorer, with 10 goals in 5 games, averaging 2 goals per game.
Cristiano Ronaldo (L) of Real Madrid is challenged by Aly Cissokho of Olympique Lyonnais during the UEFA Champions League round of 16 2nd leg match between Real Madrid and Olympique Lyonnais at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on March 10, 2010 in Madrid, Spain.
Cristiano Ronaldo 100 goals with Real Madrid
Before Haaland’s outburst, Cristiano Ronaldo became with Real Madrid the fastest player to ever score 100 goals with a soccer team. On November 2nd of 2011, a brace in the Champions League group stage let Ronaldo finally achieve this milestone.
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This was Ronaldo’s third season with Los Blancos, yet he was already cementing his legacy. “All goals are special, especially when they help win games. I’m very happy for the team. It’s not about scoring 100 or 101, what’s important is winning,” said CR7 after the 0-2 victory against Olympique Lyon.
