Haaland

Erling Haaland made it 42 goals for the season with another hat-trick as Manchester City thrashed Burnley 6-0 to book their place in the FA Cup semi-finals.

69' - GOAL FOR CITY! Manchester City have reached the semi-final of the FA Cup in six of their seven seasons under Pep Guardiola. 32' - GOAL FOR CITY! Subs: Obafemi 5, Taylor 5, Bastien 5. Subs: Akanji 6, Palmer 7, Gomez 5, Phillips 5, Grealish n/a. Erling Haaland (Manchester City): The goal-machine will grab all the headlines again with another clinical performance.

Unstoppable Erling Haaland smashed through the 40-goal barrier in his first season at Manchester City with a hat-trick in his side's 6-0 FA Cup ...

"It's been a good couple of last games," an under-stated Haaland, who scored his first goals in the FA Cup, told BBC Sport. He is a goalscoring machine. "Every goal means a lot to me and every goal for the team means a lot." "Haaland is a beast. "He might get 50 goals, maybe even 60. Register for free to Reuters and know the full story

Erling Haaland is breaking goal-scoring records for Manchester City this season and is changing expectations in the Premier League and English soccer.

Much of the discussion around Haaland this season has focused on whether or not he has improved Manchester City as a team. “I think the goalscoring record in general puts you in a certain bracket, a certain category. Haaland has now found the back of the net 42 times for City in all competitions this season.

Erling Haaland is in no mood to stop scoring and bagged yet another hat-trick as Manchester City crushed Burnley 6-0.

[HAVE YOUR SAY: Who will win the Champions League?](https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/who-will-win-the-champions-league/blt5856a35f4b64505b) [TOP STORY: Messi 'seriously considering' Barca return](https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/psg-star-lionel-messi-seriously-considering-barcelona-move/bltc1fc0218793906df) Erling Haaland is in no mood to stop scoring and bagged yet another hat-trick as Manchester City crushed Burnley 6-0.

WHAT HAPPENED? Haaland has scored eight goals in his last two matches, having struck five times in the Champions League against RB Leipzig in midweek before ...

Getty WHAT THEY SAID: "This guy will have a problem in the future, people will expect him to score three or four goals in each game and this isn't going to happen," the City coach said at a press conference. Haaland has scored eight goals in his last two matches, having struck five times in the Champions League against RB Leipzig in midweek before firing in three as his side beat Burnley 6-0 in the FA Cup quarter-finals.

Erling Haaland is the sixth player to score more than 40 goals in one club season while playing for a Premier League club. Cristiano Ronaldo is on the list ...

Another weekend of European football is in the books and, once again, there is drama everywhere you look. Here's ESPN's Weekend Review.

[Rayo Vallecano](/soccer/team?id=101)'s [Oscar Trejo](https://www.espn.com.au/soccer/player/_/id/66410/oscar-trejo) and [Isi Palazon](http://espnfc.com/player/_/id/264197/Isi-Palazón) joined the elite club of players to have attempted football's cheekiest move. [Santi Gimenez](https://www.espn.com.au/soccer/player/_/id/260775/santiago-gimenez) fired Feyenoord in front after just five minutes, before Ajax took charge of the game and held a 2-1 lead thanks to [Edson Alvarez](https://www.espn.com.au/soccer/player/_/id/241627/edson-alvarez) and [Dusan Tadic](http://espnfc.com/player/_/id/122575/Dusan-Tadic). [Sebastian Szymanski](http://espnfc.com/player/_/id/243844/Sebastian-Szymanski) tied it at 2-2 with about 40 minutes to play and after plenty of nervy passages, the stage was set for [Lutsharel Geertruida](http://espnfc.com/player/_/id/264828/Lutsharel-Geertruida) to steal it four minutes from time. [Eredivisie](/soccer/league/_/name/ned.1) took what should be a decisive turn on Sunday as [Feyenoord](/soccer/club/_/id/142/feyenoord-rotterdam) took on [Ajax Amsterdam](/soccer/team?id=139). [Vincenzo Grifo](http://espnfc.com/player/_/id/179571/Vincenzo-Grifo) at [Freiburg](/soccer/team/_/id/126/sc-freiburg) (16) has been directly involved in more goals than Zaccagni (13 with nine goals and four assists in 24 games) this season in the big five leagues, which makes Roberto Mancini's decision to not call him up for [Italy](/soccer/team?id=162) next two matches hard to understand. [Premier League](/soccer/league/_/name/ENG.1), now have a semifinal spot in the FA Cup. He has lost four league matches already, all in 2023, to add to elimination against Bayern in the last 16 of the [Champions League](/soccer/league/_/name/uefa.champions) and against [Marseille](/soccer/team?id=176) in the [Coupe de France](/soccer/league/_/name/fra.coupe_de_france). [Saint-Etienne](/soccer/team/_/id/178/saint-etienne), [Lille](/soccer/team?id=166) and [Nice](/soccer/team?id=2502) -- PSG's level of talent, pressure and expectations is too high for the 56-year-old. [Barca's 100th Clasico win has decided the LaLiga race](/soccer/barcelona-espbarcelona/story/4905617/el-clasico-ensures-barcelona-to-win-laliga-over-real-madrid) [Franck Kessie](http://espnfc.com/player/_/id/194711/Franck-Kessié)'s 92nd minute goal gave Barca the three points as the home side hit Madrid, desperate for a winner themselves, on the counter-attack. [Copa del Rey](/soccer/league/_/name/esp.copa_del_rey) semifinals, as their attention turns to their preferred competition, the Champions League. [Amine Adli](https://www.espn.com.au/soccer/player/_/id/291613/amine-adli) won two penalties for the hosts in the second half, each of which was only awarded after VAR review and after referee Tobias Stieler had awarded the Leverkusen winger a yellow card for simulation. [FC Cologne](/soccer/team?id=122) [6-1](/soccer/report/_/gameId/638656) on Saturday) finished the weekend in first place for the first time since Matchday 2 in 2019-20, a trivia note that might surely fuel some good vibes for BVB over the international break.

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“It’s been a good couple of last games,” an understated Haaland, who scored his first goals in the FA Cup, told BBC Sport. “We came here 13 points clear at the top of our league and had a good game in the EFL Cup at Old Trafford, but it’s important to remember we are No. “Haaland is a beast. “Every goal means a lot to me and every goal for the team means a lot.” 21 in English football, not No. The 22-year-old struck trademark goals in the 32nd and 35th minutes and completed his sixth hat-trick of the season when he converted a rebound to finish the tie just before the hour.