Humans can’t fly. Luckily for Erling Haaland, he doesn’t seem encumbered by those mortal restrictions when he’s on a football pitch.
The Manchester City striker soared through the air to score a scarcely believable flying backheel goal in Wednesday’s 5-0 Champions League destruction of Sparta Prague.
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HOW!?! 🤯
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ERLING HAALAND TAKE A BOW! WOW WHAT A GOAL! 😱
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Haaland scored twice in the lopsided victory – of course, he did – to bring his career tally to 44 goals in 42 Champions League matches.
“If I tried to do that I’d pull my groin,” Phil Foden, who opened the scoring after just three minutes, told reporters. “I don’t know how he did it. I just think it’s just his long legs.
“He’s a freak, isn’t he? I’ve seen him score one similar against Borussia Dortmund.”
Pep Guardiola echoed those sentiments.
“I didn’t know how he scored,” the Manchester City manager said, according to ESPN. “For a human being, I would say no (it’s not normal). He made a fantastic goal.”
