The 20-year-old goal machine set to ‘define an era’

Erling Haaland has become the fastest player to reach 20 Champions League goals and the Borussia Dortmund striker doesn’t look like he’s stopping there, writes Ben Burrows

Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland (Getty Images)

Modern football has got very used to the same two names leading the way in virtually every statistical category.

After more than a decade at the very top of the game Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo top the chart for basically everything you can think of from goals scored to assists provided, games played to trophies won.

However, after the emergence of a new footballing star those statistical high watermarks could be set to topple.