Champions League 40-goal club: Erling Haaland joins elite group in record time

Erling Haaland smashed the record for the fastest player to 40 Champions League goals courtesy of his strike in Manchester City's come-from-behind win over RB Leipzig on Tuesday night.

The Norwegian goal machine pulled the first goal back for his side as they recovered from 2-0 down at the Etihad Stadium to win 3-2 and secure top spot in Group G.

It was his 40th Champions League goal in just his 35th appearance in the competition, becoming just the 20th player in history to reach that mark and doing so in 10 games fewer than the next fastest, Ruud van Nistelrooy.

Haaland will now look to continue his rapid ascent up the Champions League's all-time scoring list, with one of his predecessors as Man City's leading marksman, Sergio Aguero, next in his sights.

Elsewhere on Tuesday night, Kylian Mbappe's hugely controversial penalty to rescue a point for Paris Saint-Germain at home to Newcastle United also saw him move level with his former Parc des Princes teammate Neymar on 43 goals in the competition.

Here, Sports Mole looks at the latest standings in the 40-goal club after Tuesday's action.

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1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus)

Goals: 140 Appearances: 183 Ratio: 0.77

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2. Lionel Messi (Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain)

Goals: 129 Appearances: 163 Ratio: 0.79

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3. Robert Lewandowski (Borussia Dortmund, Bayern Munich, Barcelona)

Goals: 92 Appearances: 115 Ratio: 0.80

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4. Karim Benzema (Lyon, Real Madrid)

Goals: 90 Appearances: 152 Ratio: 0.59

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5. Raul (Real Madrid, Schalke 04)

Goals: 71 Appearances: 142 Ratio: 0.50

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6. Ruud van Nistelrooy (PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United, Real Madrid)

Goals: 56 Appearances: 73 Ratio: 0.77

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7. Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich)

Goals: 53 Appearances: 145 Ratio: 0.37

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8. Thierry Henry (Monaco, Arsenal, Barcelona)

Goals: 50 Appearances: 112 Ratio: 0.45

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9. Alfredo Di Stefano (Real Madrid)

Goals: 49 Appearances: 58 Ratio: 0.84

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10. Andriy Shevchenko (Dynamo Kiev, AC Milan, Chelsea)

Goals: 48 Appearances: 100 Ratio: 0.48

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11. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Ajax, Juventus, Inter Milan, Barcelona, AC Milan, Paris Saint-Germain)

Goals: 48 Appearances: 124 Ratio: 0.39

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12. Eusebio (Benfica)

Goals: 46 Appearances: 65 Ratio: 0.71

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13. Filippo Inzaghi (Juventus, AC Milan)

Goals: 46 Appearances: 81 Ratio: 0.57

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15. Mohamed Salah (Basel, Roma, Liverpool)

Goals: 44 Appearances: 79 Ratio: 0.56

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15. Didier Drogba (Marseille, Chelsea, Galatasaray)

Goals: 44 Appearances: 92 Ratio: 0.48

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16. Kylian Mbappe (Monaco, Paris Saint-Germain)

Goals: 43 Appearances: 66 Ratio: 0.65

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17. Neymar (Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain)

Goals: 43 Appearances: 81 Ratio: 0.53

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18. Alessandro Del Piero (Juventus)

Goals: 42 Appearances: 89 Ratio: 0.47

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19. Sergio Aguero (Atletico Madrid, Manchester City)

Goals: 41 Appearances: 79 Ratio: 0.52

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20. Erling Haaland (Red Bull Salzburg, Borussia Dortmund, Manchester City)

Goals: 40 Appearances: 35 Ratio: 1.14

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