Erling Haaland has become the first player in Champions League history to score in five consecutive games for three different teams.The 25-year-old has been in inspired form for Manchester City and Norway at the start of the 2025/26 season.Haaland was in no mood to let former club Dortmund offGettyAnd he needed 29 minutes to get on the score sheet against former employers Borussia Dortmund at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday night.The strike was vintage Haaland as he smashed a low cross from the left into the net seven minutes after Phil Foden put Pep Guardiola’s men in front. It’s the striker’s 18th goal in all competitions for the Citizens this term.From his 14 matches played, he has only failed to find the back of the net in just two fixtures [defeats to Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa]. He has also banged in nine goals in his last three matches for Norway – spearheading their charge for a first World Cup spot since 1998.Haa La LandAnd his most recent goal has seen him create Champions League history that not even Cristiano Ronaldo managed during his spells at Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus.Haaland’s strike against BVB is the fifth match in a row he has been on target in Europe’s premier competition stretching back to last season.His run started after scoring against Los Blancos in City’s 3-2 last-16 first leg defeat.He has since been amongst the goals against Napoli, Monaco, Villarreal and now Dortmund this campaign.Foden had earlier put City in front with a cool left-footed strikeGettyHaaland got his customary goal to double City’s advantageGettyHaaland’s first run in scoring in five successive Champions League matches started at Austrian giants Red Bull Salzburg.His run lasted for five games – resulting in eight goals between September-November 2019 and a January switch to Signal Iduna Park.The 2020/21 season saw Haaland bang in ten goals from six games in a row for Dortmund.And another goal in City’s next Champions League outing against Bayer Leverkusen will see him tie his own personal record he achieved with the Black and Yellow.For Haaland, he now boasts two goals in three games against Dortmund, having also scored when City last hosted the German giants in September 2022.Victory over Dortmund will see City leapfrog above their opponents in the 36-team table.Haaland has been a man possessed at the start of the 2025/26 seasonThey could end the fourth round of the league phase in X spot should they hold out for all three points.And if they fail to avoid defeat, they would join Arsenal, Bayern Munich, Inter Milan and Tottenham Hotspur in being the only teams yet to taste defeat.For Haaland, he will be hoping his purple patch continues continues in City’s upcoming clash against title rivals Liverpool on Sunday.Haaland has scored just once from his previous four Premier League meetings with the Reds.Match Stats