Manchester City beat Copenhagen 3-1 this Tuesday, and took an important step towards qualifying for the quarter-finals of the Champions League. Star Haaland missed the team’s victory, but stood out for another reason. The Norwegian striker, when trying to hit a volley, achieved an incredible jump that reached 2.34 meters in height.
Haaland’s attempt, however, ended up not being successful and the goal was not scored. However, the impressive acrobatics performed by the athlete can be compared with other great leaps in world football.
The Norwegian striker approached the feat of Cristiano Ronaldo, who reached a height of 2.55 meters when he was still playing for Juventus. On that occasion, the Portuguese star made the leap in a header against Sampdoria, from Italy.
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Another move, also played by Cristiano Ronaldo, was the Portuguese’s goal against Manchester United, when he was playing for Real Madrid. The athlete reached an incredible 2.93 meters in height to score goals.
Haaland has already shown himself to be a killer striker, who uses every possible alternative to score a goal. In the last edition of the Champions League, the Norwegian scored a great volley against his former club Borussia Dortmund. The move traveled the world quickly due to the plasticity of the movement carried out by the center forward.
The striker is Manchester City’s top scorer this season, with 21 goals scored. Recently, by scoring twice in the team’s victory against Everton, in the English Championship, Haaland ended a two-month period without finding the net in the team’s favor.