Haaland scored another goal in the Champions League:

Borussia Dortmund-Zenit Saint Petersburg 2-0

In extra time, Erling Braut Haaland was played alone with the goalkeeper. He lunged forward with the ball at his legs and was safe in the final moment.

It was Jærbuen’s twelfth goal in the Champions League in his only tenth match at the most generous club tournament in the world.

– There are figures for the history books, declared TV 2 commentator Øyvind Alsaker.

– One of the best in the world.

The 20-year-old responded in the usual way short and well in the post-match UEFA interview, confronted with his phenomenal Champions League statistics.

– It feels very good. There’s not much more to say about it, Haaland said with a smile.

– It was an important goal for me today, and an even more important victory, he continued, with the aim of Dortmund losing the first match of the group match against Lazio..

The Italians played 1-1 against Club Brugge in Belgium on Wednesday night. Thus, Haaland’s team is one point behind Bruges and Lazio.

– Zenit are a good team and they made it difficult for us. There are three points that apply, Haaland said.

The soccer expert from TV 2 believes that the 20-year-old can become the top scorer in the Champions League.

– Of course it can be. Lewandowski is the favorite to become the top scorer, but now Haaland has two goals in two games. As this group is, I think Dortmund can win by three or four goals in some games, says Jesper Mathisen, before adding:

– He’s a phenomenal Norwegian and completely atypical. We have one of the best footballers in the world.

Burned great opportunity

Initially, Borussia Dortmund was largely neutralized by a compact defense from Zenit. Just before the break, Haaland had the biggest chance of the match.

Jærbuen played free in Jadon Sancho’s favorite position: on the field, with a slightly oblique angle and the ball adapted for shots with his left leg. But on rare occasions the attempt was too weak.

Haaland shook his head and the TV 2 experts understood why.

– He’s in a perfect position, but he gets a little wild in the final moment. It is based on happiness and piety, almost. It’s just not good enough, said Simen Stamsø-Møller in the TV 2 studio.

– Here we are used to calmly putting it on the goalkeeper. We were almost shocked when he goes out of goal. So far it was the great, great opportunity of the match, Jesper Mathisen continued.

– It is a situation in which he usually scores and in which he has his best skills, said Nils Johan Semb.

Penalties

The game continued on the same court after the change of sides. Dortmund dominated the game, but without really putting Zenit goalkeeper Mikhail Kerzhakov to the test until there were ten minutes to go at full time.

Substitute Thorgan Hazard was removed from the field. Jadon Sancho was the scorer, and the English winger was safe when he sent the goalkeeper down the wrong path.