In the third round of the UEFA Champions League, Manchester City went to challenge Villarreal away from home. In this game, Haaland opened the scoring for the visiting team.

In the Champions League, Harland played 51 games and scored 53 goals, which allowed him to surpass Salah (52 goals in 100 games) and join the top 10 scorers. In a competition with a history of 70 years, Haaland has only played 51 games to rank among the top 10 scorers. This is simply an incredible achievement.