Champions League Top Scorers: Alvarez and Bellingham Lead, Haaland Follows

The competition for the Champions League top scorer title is heating up after Erling Haaland scored a brace in Manchester City's 3-1 victory over Young Boys.

Haaland scored two goals at the Swiss club's home ground in the third Champions League match on Thursday, October 25, 2023, WIB (West Indonesia Time).

He netted in the 67th and 86th minutes. Previously, The Citizens had taken the lead through Manuel Akanji's goal in the 48th minute. Young Boys' reply came from Meschack Elia in the 52nd minute.

The three points solidify Man City's position at the top of Group G with a total of nine points. Young Boys are in third place with one point.

Haaland's two goals put him on the Champions League top scorer list, after a goal drought since the start of this season's most prestigious European tournament.

He is currently in second place with two goals, tied with Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), and João Félix (Barcelona).

Meanwhile, Haaland's Man City teammate, Julian Álvarez, leads the top scorer chart with three goals.

Álvarez is tied with six other players, including Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), Evanilson (Porto), and Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid).

The competition for the Champions League top scorer remains tight after the third matchday. This is because the goal difference among the players is not yet significant.

Here is the Champions League top scorer list after the third matchday of the 2023-2024 season:

1. Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid): 3 goals
2. Evanilson (Porto): 3 goals
3. Julian Álvarez (Manchester City): 3 goals
4. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal): 3 goals
5. Brais Méndez (Real Sociedad): 3 goals
6. Rasmus Højlund (Manchester United): 3 goals
7. Álvaro Morata (Atlético Madrid): 3 goals
8. Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain): 2 goals
9. Mauro Icardi (Galatasaray): 2 goals
10. Harry Kane (Bayern Munich): 2 goals
11. Elye Wahi (Lens): 2 goals
12. Jamal Musiala (Bayern Munich): 2 goals
13. Osman Bukari (Crvena Zvezda): 2 goals
14. Galeno (Porto): 2 goals
15. Antoine Griezmann (Atlético Madrid): 2 goals
16. Oscar Gloukh (Salzburg): 2 goals
17. Meschack Elia (Young Boys): 2 goals
18. Erling Haaland (Manchester City): 2 goals
19. Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic): 2 goals
20. Mathys Tel (Bayern Munich): 2 goals
21. Ferran Torres (Barcelona): 2 goals
22. Sheraldo Becker (Union Berlin): 2 goals
23. Pedro Rodríguez Ledesma (Lazio): 2 goals
24. Danylo Sikan (Shakhtar Donetsk): 2 goals
25. João Félix (Barcelona): 2 goals
26. Nemanja Gudelj (Sevilla): 2 goals
27. Bruma (Braga): 2 goals
28. José María Giménez (Atlético Madrid): 2 goals
29. Casemiro (Manchester United): 2 goals