Erling Braut Haaland has now scored more goals in the Champions League than FC Barcelona this season.The 19-year-old hit a sensational brace on Monday to earn Dortmund a 2-1 over Paris Saint Germain in their last 16 first leg encounter, taking his tally in the competition to 10.Barcelona has managed only nine. Atalanta, Atletico Madrid, Olympique Lyonnais, and Valencia have also managed fewer goals than the Norwegian striker.After the victory, Haaland told Dortmund's official website: "You live as a footballer for these nights, it's just fantastic."Read more of our soccer stories here.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.Erling Braut Haaland's sensational brace against Paris Saint Germain on Tuesday night means he has now scored more goals than the entirety of the FC Barcelona squad combined in the Champions League this season.The 19-year-old scored twice in eight minutes to hand Lucien Favre's side a memorable win over the French champions in their last 16 first leg match.His second goal, a thumping left-foot strike from outside the box which sent the Westfalenstadion into elation, took his tally in the competition this term to 10 ' one more the Barca's current tally of nine.It's also more than four other teams in the last 16 ' Atalanta, Atletico Madrid, Olympique Lyonnais, and Valencia.Watch Haaland's stunner against PSG here:WHAT A GOAL!!!Erling Braut Hland!This kid is special! '#BVBPSG #UCL #VMSport pic.twitter.com/JCu9P77GMm' Virgin Media Sport (@VMSportIE) February 18, 2020Or, if you're in a different region: here:This man is the real deal! 'PSG briefly level through Neymar but Haaland cannot be stopped! ' pic.twitter.com/HkPtRJwbqQ' Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) February 18, 2020Haaland has now hit 11 goals in just 361 minutes of football for Dortmund since his $20 million move from RB Salzburg last month, taking his total to the season to an astonishing 39 in all competitions."Erling is always ready, he always wants to score goals," Favre told the club's official website after the victory. "You can see that in training and also today in the game.He scored two goals against Paris, that's something."Haaland himself added: "You live as a footballer for these nights, it's just fantastic."' pic.twitter.com/2YcGzrVyrp' Borussia Dortmund (@BlackYellow) February 18, 2020Dortmund takes on PSG in the second leg at the Parc des Princes on March 11.Read more:Erling Braut Haaland scored twice in 8 minutes to hand Borussia Dortmund a memorable victory over Paris Saint Germain in the Champions League last 16A 19-year-old scores so many goals he's starting to sleep with his winning footballs, calls them his 'girlfriends,' and says Manchester United links are 'boring as f---'FC Barcelona signed a young player the media is calling the 'new Ronaldo,' and the club says he's already worth half a billion dollarsJoin the conversation about this storyNOW WATCH: 5 things about the NFL that football fans may not know
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