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  "id": 6695705,
  "title": "Haaland or Mbappe? Who has the best chance of breaking Ronaldo’s Champions League goals record?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/haaland-or-mbappe-who-has-the-best-chance-of-breaking-ronaldos",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-11T03:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National UAE",
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    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/sport/football/2026/09/11/haaland-or-mbappe-who-has-the-best-chance-of-breaking-ronaldos-champions-league-goals-record/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Two of the world's top goal scorers, Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe, are the only active players among the Champions League's all-time top scorers. Cristiano Ronaldo currently holds the record with 140 goals in 183 appearances. Haaland, at 26, has scored at a rate of one goal per game in the competition, while Mbappe, 27, has averaged seven goals per season across his first 10 years in the Champions League. To surpass Ronaldo's record, Haaland would need another 9.1 seasons, while Mbappe would require 10 more. Both players have the potential to achieve this feat, given their consistency and form, if they stay healthy and continue to regularly participate in the competition. While Mbappe's recent form with Real Madrid is particularly impressive, Haaland's better goals-per-game ratio makes him the stronger contender to break Ronaldo's record.",
  "summary": "Erling Haaland’s brace against Porto on Tuesday night maintained the Manchester City striker’s incredible scoring rate in the Uefa Champions League. Haaland now has 59 goals from 59 games in European club football’s elite competition, giving him the best goals-per-game ratio of any notable player in its history. In fact, he is the only player to have scored a significant number of goals at a rate…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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