Ivorian striker Sebastian Haller achieved a number of historical records, after his first 7 matches in the Champions League, outperforming big stars and record-holders in the Champions League, led by Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo and Argentine Lionel Messi.
Haller scored the second goal for his Dutch team, Ajax Amsterdam, in the match that gathered yesterday, Wednesday, with its Portuguese host, Benfica, in the first leg of the first leg of the Champions League final, which ended in a 2-2 draw.
Today, Thursday, the official account of the Champions League on Twitter published the numbers achieved by the Dutch Ajax Amsterdam striker, noting that he is the first player to score in his first 7 matches in the European competition.
🇨🇮 Sébastien Haller:
1st player to score 4 times on his debut since Van Basten 🤯
2nd player to register in all 6 group games after @Cristiano ⚽️
Fastest player to score 11 goals in #UCL history (7 games) 👏
1st player to score in his opening 7 games in the competition 🔥 pic.twitter.com/nlMvYyTKyM
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) February 23, 2022
And the Champions League account said, "Haller became the fastest player in the history of the tournament to score 11 goals in only 7 matches, and the second player to score in all six matches in the group stage after Cristiano Ronaldo."
Among the historical numbers that Haller has achieved - the Champions League top scorer this season so far with 11 goals - is that he is the first player to score 4 times in his first appearance since Dutch star Marco van Basten.
🇨🇮 Sébastien Haller fastest to 11 goals in competition history (in just 7 games) 🤯#UCL pic.twitter.com/f3c9dPT4VU
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) February 23, 2022
Ronaldo is the all-time top scorer in the Champions League with 140 goals, followed by Argentine Messi with 125.
🔴⚪️ 10 goals in 6 games 🤯
Haller's debut #UCL campaign has been ______ pic.twitter.com/nDeqrYj9Jg
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) February 23, 2022
Cristiano Ronaldo's round of 16 record 🤯
⚽️2⃣5⃣ 👕3⃣4⃣#UCL pic.twitter.com/oENfngzUB8
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) February 23, 2022