Published on 12:00 AM, February 19, 2021

Prolific Haaland thanks Mbappe

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Borussia Dortmund's Erling Haaland continued his prolific run in the Champions League by scoring twice as his side came from behind to earn a 3-2 win at Sevilla in a last-16 first leg on Wednesday. Haaland later said he was inspired by watching Kylian Mbappe score a hat-trick against Barcelona. Mbappe had set Europe's elite competition alight on Tuesday with a stunning treble in the 4-1 drubbing of Barca, but Haaland was also out to make his mark, netting two superbly-taken goals in his side's win. "When I saw Mbappe scored the hat-trick yesterday I got free motivation so thanks to him. I got a free boost from him," said Haaland. "We didn't deserve to lose, but in the end they had one of the best players in the world up front and he made the difference in three situations which could have been avoided," said Sevilla coach Julen Lopetegui.