Ranking 8 players with the most goals after Matchday 5 in Champions League history

Who has scored the most goals after Matchday 5 of a Champions League campaign?
Who has scored the most goals after Matchday 5 of a Champions League campaign?

#6 Erling Haaland - 8 goals

Haaland is just sensational for his age
Haaland is just sensational for his age

Is Erling Haaland even a man or a machine? He held the Champions League record for highest goal scorer after match day 5 of a debut season until recently

The Norwegian marksman has taken the world by storm since his debut for Austrian club Red Bull Salzburg.

It would be kind of an insult if Haaland is regarded as a wonderkid as he is already one of world football's best strikers. The scary part is that he is just getting started.

Although an unfortunate injury has curtailed his Borussia Dortmund campaign this season, let's take a moment to look at just how good he was for Salzburg in the 2019-20 season.

Salzburg were in a tricky group with heavyweights like Liverpool and Napoli. To score eight goals in five matches against such opponents is no easy task.

In hindsight, it can be easily claimed that his exploits back then made the big boys of Europe sit up and take notice of Haaland.


#5 Cristiano Ronaldo - 8 goals

Ronaldo has scored 6 goals from 5 matches this campaign
Ronaldo has scored 6 goals from 5 matches this campaign

If the UEFA Champions League is the fountain of youth, Cristiano Ronaldo is the Indiana Jones of it. "Mr. Champions League" shows no stopping in Europe's top competition despite being on the wrong end of his 30s.

Ronaldo has already scored six goals from five matches for Manchester United in the competition this term. He has been the reason why the Red Devils sit at the top of Group F despite playing in average fashion.

Ronaldo's highest tally after matchday five in the Champions League is eight goals and he has achieved this not once, but twice.

In the 2013-14 and 2017-18 seasons, he scored eight goals in five games while donning Real Madrid's whites.

The Portuguese has also won the Champions League four times, including thrice in a row, for the Spanish club over the course of his stay at the Santiago Bernabeu.


#4 Luiz Adriano - 9 goals

Luiz Adriano was a hit with Shakhtar
Luiz Adriano was a hit with Shakhtar

Luiz Adriano remains one of those Brazilian forwards who has been consistent performers in Europe since making the switch from their native country. He plays as a central striker who is well known for his footballing intelligence, adaptability and technical brightness.

Adriano is also well-known for his use of physical strength to shield the ball and had the ability to score with both feet.

It was with Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk that Adriano made it big. He carved out a name for himself over there during his playing days and was a pivotal figure for the record Ukrainian champions.

His standout performance came in the 2014-15 Champions League where he did one better than Cristiano Ronaldo and Ruud van Nistelrooy by scoring nine goals after five matchdays.

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