Genk 1-4 Red Bull Salzburg: Erling Braut Haaland breaks more scoring records
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Erling Braut Haaland (second right) has been recently linked with a move to Manchester United
Norwegian striker Erling Braut Haaland continued to break more scoring records as he found the net again in Red Bull Salzburg's win at Group E rivals Genk.
The 19-year-old struck in the 87th minute and became the first teenager in the history of the European Cup/Champions League to score in five consecutive appearances in the competition.
He is also the first player to score eight goals in his first five appearances in the competition, surpassing Harry Kane and Diego Costa who scored seven in the same number of matches.
And Haaland is now one of five to have scored in the first five games of a group phase - along with Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus, 1995-96), Sergei Rebrov (Dynamo Kiev, 1997-98), Neymar (Paris St-Germain, 2017-18), Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid, 2017-18) and Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich, 2019-20).
His strike against Genk was his 27th goal in 19 games, which have included an astonishing five hat-tricks.
It was a memorable night for the Leeds-born forward and his team-mates.
Patson Daka opened the scoring in the 43rd minute before Takumi Minamino made it 2-0 with a low strike before the break.
Hwang Hee-chan slotted in the third in the 69th minute before Mbwana Samatta reduced the deficit. With a few minutes remaining Haaland fired in from close range to secure a comfortable win.
Salzburg now face Liverpool in their final game. Having lost 4-3 at Anfield, they now need a low-scoring single-goal victory to finish above the Reds and qualify for the last 16.