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Borussia Dortmund’s Hakimi reveals Haaland’s Champions League dream

Borussia Dortmund teenage sensation Erling Haaland wants to finish as the top scorer in the Champions League this season, his teammate Achraf Hakimi has revealed.

The 19-year-old has enjoyed an electric start to life in Lucien Favre's team since his January move from RB Salzburg, scoring 12 goals in 11 matches across all competitions so far.

After helping Dortmund grab a 2-1 win over Borussia Monchengladbach with his second-half winner on Saturday, Hakimi said he hopes Haaland continues his goalscoring run as he is only second in the Champions League top scorer's chart with 10 goals, a goal behind Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski

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“When you have an attacker like him, a goalscorer who scores a lot, who lives for that, it helps enormously.