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OLIVER HOLT: I've seen all the greatest strikers of the last 30 years and this is my ranking of the 21 best - where do Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Erling Haaland fit in?

When Erling Haaland smashed the record for the quickest player to reach 50 Champions League goals on Wednesday night - just 49 games for the relentless Norwegian - it sparked a debate about where ’s lethal forward stands in the list of all-time great strikers.

I’ve reported on seven World Cups, eight European Championships and 22 Champions League finals over the last 30 years of watching the best marksmen on the planet.