Manchester City striker Erling Haaland has the chance to make history this weekend and become only the second Norwegian to score in a Champions League final.
The last player from Norway to score in a Champions League final was Ole Gunnar Solskjær back in 1999, when Manchester United completed their astonishing treble.
‘Late in May in 1999…’ 🔴
22 years ago today, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer snatched a dramatic injury time winner in the Champions League final to seal The Treble for Man Utd pic.twitter.com/kgpwfMYqQv
— Mirror Football (@MirrorFootball) May 26, 2021
Erling Haaland: Could History Repeat?
Now fast-forward 24 years and another Manchester club in the Cityzens are just a win away from completing the same treble, with a Norwegian in Haaland leading the line! The Premier League champions defeated rivals United 2-1 in the FA Cup final last weekend, leaving just European silverware to complete the triumph, with Inter Milan standing in their way.
Haaland has scored 12 goals in the competition this season which is the joint most by a player for an English club along with Ruud van Nistelrooy in 2002-03 for Man United.
However he has failed to score in his last two appearances in the competition, but has never gone three consecutive games without a goal.
Scoring 52 goals in his debut season in England is mightily impressive, and Haaland could further add to his accolades on Saturday in Istanbul.
Pep Guardiola’s side booked their place in the final after defeating Real Madrid 5-1 on aggregate, meanwhile Inter knocked out local rivals AC Milan in the other semi-final.
So, you can back Haaland to repeat history with the best UK football betting sites
Erling Haaland To Score Anytime @ 4/6
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