ERLING HAALAND has clocked the fastest speed in the Champions League this season.
And the 24-year-old’s under the radar Manchester City team-mate hit the same pace as Real Madrid speedster Kylian Mbappe.
But Mbappe won where it counts after bagging a hat-trick in City’s second leg visit to the Bernabeu in the round-of-16 play-offs.
And Haaland wasn’t fit enough to play as Madrid beat Pep Guardiola’s side 6-3 on aggregate and knocked them out of Europe.
It was not a European campaign to remember for the Prem champions, but some of City’s players still caught the eye with their pace.
Haaland reached a top speed of 36.9 kmh (22.9mph), making him the quickest player in Europe‘s elite club competition.
The Norwegian striker is known for racing past defenders, so his ranking may not surprise many fans.
But it is somewhat of a shock to see his team-mate Matheus Nunes placing fourth on the list (22.6mph).
Nunes started six of City’s 10 Champions League games and clocked the same speed as Mbappe.
The midfielder is just behind Paris Saint-Germain right back Achraf Hakimi (22.7mph) who comes in second.
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While Brest’s Mama Balde (22.4mph) completes the top five.
Hakimi played a full 90 minutes for the French champions as they slipped to a 1-0 defeat to Liverpool on Wednesday.
PSG defied the odds and penned Arne Slot’s side back for most of the game, registering 29 shots to Liverpool‘s two.
But Alisson’s heroic performance of nine outstanding saves was rewarded by Harvey Elliot’s late smash-and-grab winner.
Mbappe fared much better as Real beat city rivals Atletico 2-1 to ensure they have a slim advantage heading into the second leg at the Metropolitano.
January signing Abduqodir Khusanov (22.1mph) was the third City player to make up the top 10.
City spent £33m to sign Khusanov from Ligue 1 outfit Lens at the start of the year.
There is still plenty of time for these numbers to change as teams enter the business end of the Champions League over the coming weeks.
The return legs of the round-of-16 ties will be played next week.
