How many goals has Erling Haaland scored against Real Madrid?

The Norwegian striker has not been in the best of form ahead of City’s trip to the Spanish capital.

An injury-hit Manchester City travel to the Spanish capital to take on 14-time European Cup winners Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals. Before kick-off, questions have surrounded the form of their main forward, Erling Haaland, who has not been making a mark in front of goal that many have become used to over recent years.

Playing against Los Blancos is a task that would make most elite players lose sleep over, but for Haaland, there is an extra spice to the tie.

Hold onto your hats: Erling Haaland has never scored against Real Madrid. That’s right, the Terminator has never managed to put the ball into the net either home or away against Los Blancos, meaning that the game at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu takes on a new meaning for both the forward and Manchester City.

Haaland’s recent record does not do him any favours either: while he is the Premier League’s top scorer with 19 goals so far, his form has not been there for a while and his poor performances have led to criticism from some, with one pundit (guess who before clicking the link) labelling him a ‘fourth division player’.

With Erling in the side, City have played against Real Madrid just twice (last season’s semi-finals) with Haaland in the side. They managed to score 5 past them (1-1 & 4-0) but he was not on the scoresheet in either game.

Despite the drought from the Norwegian, “it will be an attractive match for the world of football” Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti said, “because it’s between two teams, I won’t say we are similar because we both have our own characteristics, but both with a lot of individual quality. That quality is going to