A day after Kylian Mbappé stole the Champions League headlines for his hat trick vs. Barcelona, Erling Haaland made sure to remind all that the "next great generational star" conversation is indeed still a conversation.
Haaland had two goals and an assist in the first half of Borussia Dortmund's last-16 first leg vs. Sevilla. Like Mbappé, who is two years his elder, Haaland did his damage on the road, in Spain. First, it was his hold up play, vision and passing that set up Mahmoud Dahoud for a long-range equalizer and nullified an early concession.
Haaland turned up the heat from there, first combining with Jadon Sancho on a give-and-go to give Dortmund the lead in the 27th minute.