Will Haaland Seize the Copenhagen Match to Climb the European Throne?

Manchester City is set to face Copenhagen once again in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-final at the Etihad Stadium this Wednesday. In the initial encounter, Man City secured a 3-1 victory on the road, but Erling Haaland, the Norwegian striker and top scorer from the previous edition, couldn't make an impact in that match.

Despite being up against one of the weaker teams they've faced in the last two seasons, Haaland failed to find the net against Copenhagen. In the current Champions League campaign, the Premier League's leading scorer played six matches, scoring five goals in three of them, but he missed the chance to score in the first leg against Copenhagen.

With a substantial lead from the first leg, Manchester City, under the guidance of Spanish coach Pep Guardiola, has a comfortable position to secure a positive result. This presents a golden opportunity for Haaland to exploit the difference in quality between the two teams and boost his goal tally in this season's Champions League.

In the current scoring standings, Haaland is in second place with five goals, trailing behind Harry Kane, the Bayern Munich striker who claimed the top spot with a brace against Lazio. Similarly, Kylian Mbappe moved ahead of Haaland with a double against Real Sociedad, putting him level with the English striker.

Players such as Antoine Griezmann, Rasmus Hojlund, Alvaro Morata, and Galeno are all tied with Haaland at five goals each. If Haaland manages to score two goals in the upcoming match, he will take the lead in the scoring charts, unless he scores more to create a gap between himself and Mbappe and Kane before the quarter-finals.