Article by Alexandru Tomuțiu – Published Wednesday, December 10, 2025 23:32 / Updated Wednesday, December 10, 2025 23:34
Erling Haaland (25 years old), the Manchester City striker, broke a new record in the match against Real Madrid. Pep Guardiola (54) also managed a notable thing in relation to the starting team.
Erling Haaland, Manchester City's best scorer in recent years, scored in the match against Real Madrid. He made it 2-1 for the English on “Santiago Benabeu”, in the 43rd minute, from the penalty.
Erling Haaland broke a new record in the Champions League
It was the Norwegian star's 50th start in a Champions League match. In these 50 games, Haaland scored 51 times. According to the statisticians at Opta, he is the player with the most goals in this interval.
Haaland arrived at the “Etihad” in 2022, when the English paid Borussia Dortmund 60 million euros. Since then, he has made 166 appearances, 144 goals and 24 assists under Pep Guardiola.
Erling Haaland. photo: Imago Images
It was the 5th game in which Pep Guardiola has started the same team
It was also the 5th game this season that coach Pep Guardiola has fielded the same starting line-up. The technician is very well known for the changes he makes from one game to another.
Pep Guardiola // photo: Gulliver/gettyimages
That's how many times the same team had scored in the last 7 seasons:
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2018-19 (0)
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2019-20 (0)
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2020-21 (1)
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2021-22 (2)
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2022-23 (0)
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2023-24 (0)
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2024-25 (2)
The team sent by Guardiola in the match with Real Madrid: Donnarumma – M. Nunes, Dias, Gvardiol, O'Reilly – Bernardo Silva, Nico, Foden – Cherki, Doku – Haaland.
Manchester City are second in the Premier League with 31 points from the first 15 matches. The Citizens are two points behind Arsenal.
