"Haaland opened the scoring in City's 2-0 win over Napoli in their opening European encounter of 2025-26, looping a header over Vanja Milinkovic-Savic after Foden's clever pass. It was the Norwegian's 50th goal on his 49th appearance in the Champions League, reaching half a century of goals in at least 13 appearances fewer than any other player in the competition's history, breaking Ruud van Nistelrooy's record of 62 matches."
"And England international Foden was quick to shower praise on Haaland, who he backed to smash even more records. "They were a nightmare team to breakdown. I thought we were pretty clever and didn't give away too many turnovers," Foden told TNT Sports. "The first half was a bit frustrating. I wasn't getting too many touches between the lines. Erling is always going to make that run.""
Erling Haaland scored the opener as Manchester City defeated Napoli 2-0 in their first European match of the 2025-26 campaign. The header from a Phil Foden pass marked Haaland's 50th Champions League goal in just 49 appearances, surpassing Ruud van Nistelrooy's previous milestone. Haaland has 130 goals for City in 151 appearances, including 74 goals in 71 games at the Etihad. Phil Foden created eight chances and praised Haaland's record-breaking form, calling him an "unbelievable player" and backing him to continue setting new benchmarks. Kevin De Bruyne faced his former team after moving to Napoli.
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