Erling Braut Haaland was of great value to Manchester City on Tuesday evening during the big 7-0 victory over RB Leipzig. The striker was accurate on behalf of no less than five times within an hour the Citizens and personally shot his team to the last eight in the Champions League. Haaland broke several records and can therefore count on rave reviews from foreign media.
“It seemed as if a second Erling Haaland was walking on the field,” writes The Telegraph. “A Haaland who could finish the rebounds from Haaland, play both sides of the box and score every 12 minutes.” The British newspaper believes that City can win the Champions League for the first time in club history. “If Haaland is in this form, it feels very likely.”
“He is unstoppable,” writes the Daily Mail. “Manchester City are a cunning team with a cannonball at the tip of the attack. When Haaland fires on target, hardly any opponents are left standing.” Guardiola decided to replace his striker after 63 minutes with a 6-0 lead. “When he went out, Leipzig’s humble, shattered players must have felt like joining in the applause. That was pure relief for them.”
The Manchester Evening News also praises the Norwegian goal-scoring machine and rates the striker’s performance with a 10. “He scored a goal every 12 minutes. Haaland simply made a difficult game look easy.” “Great Haaland demolishes RB Leipzig”, headlines The Guardian. “He gave a masterclass on intimidating power, running fast and deadly finishing. It was sending a message to all of Europe.”
The French newspaper L’Equipe also handed out a 10 to Haaland. “He showed that he came from another galaxy. The cyborg Haaland destroyed everything. He gave Josko Gvardiol a real nightmare.” Mundo Deportivo saw the City striker pulverize the necessary records again. “Haaland was the big man with five goals and is one of the most feared strikers in the world. The Norwegian was unstoppable. Today we have seen Haaland make history by leaps and bounds.”