Haaland scores brace as Champions League returns
The Guardian's Football Weekly video podcast recaps the return of the UEFA Champions League, with Erling Haaland at the centre of the action after netting a brace. The discussion frames the new European campaign and Haaland's early statement performance as the headline story of matchday one.
Read the full story at theguardian.comThe Champions League's return always sharpens focus across the continent, and Haaland opening his account with a double immediately puts the competition's most prolific striker back at the top of the conversation. For Manchester City, a fast-starting Haaland is the kind of early signal that tends to shape the narrative around their European ambitions before the knockout rounds even approach.
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