Harry Kane and Mohamed Salah join '50-goal club'
Harry Kane and Mohamed Salah join '50-goal club' Harry Kane struck twice as Bayern Munich dismantled Atalanta to march into the Champions League quarter-finals, and in doing so, the England captain reached a remarkable milestone: 50 goals in Europe’s premier club competition. The Bayern No. 9 hit the landmark in just his 66th Champions League appearance, equalling Lionel Messi ’s tally of games to reach the half-century.
Only Erling Haaland and Ruud van Nistelrooy have reached 50 faster, with Haaland achieving it in a staggering 49 matches and Nistelrooy in 62. In the process of chasing his first European Cup, Kane has moved past legends such as Andriy Shevchenko , Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Alfredo Di Stefano , climbing into the top 10 of the all-time Champions League scorers alongside the likes of Mohamed Salah and Thierry Henry . Salah, meanwhile, also reached the 50-goal mark during Liverpool ’s demolition of Galatasaray , though it took the Egyptian 97 games to get there.
Crucially, Salah is the first African to hit 50 Champions League goals, with Didier Drogba second on 44. The quarter-finals promise blockbuster ties, with Kane’s Bayern set to meet Real Madrid , while Salah’s Liverpool take on Paris Saint-Germain in what should be another thrilling chapter of European football.