IFFHS STATISTICS - UEFA
Picture : Haaland just behind Messi.
Ranking for the best goal-scorers in a single UCL knockout round
Erling Haaland, scoring 5 goals in the Champions League 1/8 finals tie against Leipzig (all 5 in the second game), entered the list of top scorers in one knockout round in the history of tournament.
It was just the 4th time that a player scored 5+ goals in two legs of an elimination round.
Lionel Messi holds the record with 6 goals against Bayer in the round of 16 in 2012.
| CHAMPIONS | LEAGUE | BEST | GOAL SCORERS | IN | ONE | KNOCKOUT ROUND | ||
| Player | Nationality | Goals | Club | Season | Round | Games | ||
| Total | Leg 1 | Leg 2 | ||||||
| Lionel Messi | Argentina | 6 | 1 | 5 | Barcelona | 2011-12 | 1/8 | Bayer Leverkusen 3-1, 7-1 |
| Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | 5 | 2 | 3 | Real Madrid | 2016-17 | 1/4 | Bayern 2-1, 4-2 |
| Josip Iličić | Slovenia | 5 | 1 | 4 | Atalanta | 2019-20 | 1/8 | Valencia 4-1, 4-3 |
| Erling Haaland | Norway | 5 | 0 | 5 | Manchester City | 2022-23 | 1/8 | RB Leipzig 1-1, 7-0 |