The race to win the Champions League top goalscorer award is heating up ahead of the introduction of the knockout stage on Tuesday – with a familiar face leading the charge.
Manchester City’s Erling Haaland heads four-way tie for top spot as leading goalscorer
Manchester City frontman Erling Haaland took home this honour last year as his side lifted their first Champions League trophy in club history, scoring 12 goals in the process.
This time around, the Norwegian is gunning for back-to-back crowns but there are three others who currently join him at the top with five goals in the campaign.
He won’t have to worry about Rasmus Hojlund – the Manchester United striker who enjoyed an impressive goalscoring run, only for the Red Devils to crash out of the group stage in disappointing fashion.
Atletico Madrid pair Alvaro Morata and Antoine Griezmann are also firing on all cylinders with five each so far, who are preparing to take on Inter Milan in the Round of 16 next week.
Haaland is up first as City get things underway on the road against FC Copenhagen on Tuesday night and Champions League betting sites have priced the 23-year-old at 4/7 to score anytime.
🗣️ Pep Guardiola on Erling Haaland in the #UCL:
“𝙉𝙤𝙩 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙈𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞 𝙤𝙧 𝙍𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙙𝙤 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙪𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙜𝙚.” 🔢
He’s not wrong 😳 pic.twitter.com/D68rhNaUVn
— LiveScore (@livescore) February 13, 2024
2023/24 Champions League Top Goalscorers
- Erling Haaland (Manchester City) – 5
- Alvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid) – 5
- Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) – 5
- Rasmus Hojlund (Manchester United) – 5
- Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid) – 4
- Harry Kane (Bayern Munich) – 4
- Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) – 4
- Julian Alvarez (Manchester City) – 4
According to the latest odds from the best football betting sites, Haaland is even money (1/1) to finish as the competition’s top goalscorer for a second consecutive season.
Kane is available at 9/4, with Kylian Mbappe 6/1, Morata 12/1, Bellingham at 14/1 and Alvarez at 20/1. Each-way places (1/4, 1-2-3-4) are available with most bookmakers.
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