Erling Haaland has smashed yet another goalscoring record.The Norwegian opened the scoring for Manchester City against Napoli on Thursday with a looping header in the 56th minute after he was slipped in by Phil Foden.Erling Haaland has written himself into the record books…againGettyHaaland’s strike meant he had now notched 50 Champions League goals in just 49 appearances.That means Haaland has leapfrogged ex-Manchester United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy in reaching the milestone in the fewest games.The legendary Dutch striker previously held the record of 62 games, set in 2007.But that has been obliterated by Haaland who has taken 13 less matches to reach the grand total.In doing so, the 25-year-old cemented himself in the top ten in the list of all-time Champions League scorers.What are Haaland’s Champions League accomplishments?Haaland was handed his first taste of Champions League football with RB Salzburg in 2019 and made an instant impact.He became the first and only player to score a first-half hattrick on his debut in the competition in a 6-2 win over Genk.And to show it wasn’t a flash in the pan, Haaland went on to score in his first five Champions League appearances, netting eight times overall.He became just the fourth player to achieve the feat after Alessandro Del Piero, Diego Costa and Sebastien Haller.His love affair with Europe’s premier club competition continued at Borussia Dortmund with two goals on his first Champions League appearance for the club against Paris Saint-Germain in 2020 to take his total to double figures.The striker has shown no signs of slowing down since his switch to the Etihad Stadium in 2022.RB Salzburg handed Haaland his first shot at Champions League footballGETTYHis incredible record continued after moving to Borussia DortmundGetty Images - GettyHaaland finally got his hands of the famous trophy with Manchester City in 2023GettyHe played a key role in City landing their first Champions League title just 12 months after his arrival.Haaland’s goal against RB Leipzig in the 2023/24 group stage made him the quickest to 40 goals (35 games) and the youngest to achieve the feat at 23 years 130 days.RB Leipzig and Sevilla have felt the wrath of Haaland more than any other club in the competition.The Norwegian has netted six times against both clubs with Young Boys and Belgian duo Genk and Club Brugge all shipping four goals to the striker.Van Nistelrooy’s seal of approvalDespite having seen his long-standing record finally eclipsed, Van Nistelrooy has often spoken publicly about his affection for Haaland’s goalscoring talent.“He’s the best striker in the league,” said the ex-Leicester City boss before taking on Haaland and Man City in the Premier League last April.Ruud van Nistelrooy has previously spoken of the admiration he has for HaalandUEFA via Getty“He’s proven it. He’s won everything possible. He’s a class act. He’s the best of the best. He has an A mindset, A quality and will continue with that for many more years.“He has signed an extremely long contract and is one City is building around. When you have a guy like that in the building and you’re keeping him, you have a guarantee for 30 goals and apparently it’s a bad season.“Imagine when he starts to play well – he’ll score 60 or 70! He’s a pillar in City’s current team and in their future, so nothing but praise for him from my side.”