This Tuesday, the Sportsman from Portugal received on Manchester City in the Champions League. A match which, at first glance, seems to be just another. But the story goes further. This confrontation hid a duel between Nordics, a Viking fight. Haaland against Gyökeres, Norway against Suede. And it was the Swede who won the game, by far. The lions defeated the sky blue 4-1 thanks to a hat trick of his 9, who continues to score goals with the green and white jersey. Erling He didn’t even show up, in fact he missed a penalty.
In Portugalthe name of Gyökeres It is synonymous with terror. First for his incredible number of goals. This season, the Swedish international already has 23 goals in… 17 matches. The Swede is top scorer in his Championship (16 goals in 10 matches) but also in the Champions League (5 goals). No one in Europe does it better than him. The Swede enters the cage every 62 minutes. Furthermore, his hat trick against him Manchester City This is not the first in the course. He 9 He has already brought home two more balls in 2024-25, both times in League Portuguese. The first was against Farense. And, for the second, good old Viktor was not satisfied with a hat-trick, but with a poker (4 goals) against the Estrela Amadora last weekend.
But what also terrifies the Swede is his celebration. Of so much marking, Winner It has its characteristic celebration. Each time he gets caged, the attacker puts his fingers together and covers his nose and mouth. Which leaves only his eyes visible. Well, the secret was revealed relatively recently. Last year, the striker promised Sporting fans that he would break the secret if his team won the League. He Sporty He finally won and Gyökeres He kept the promise. It’s all the fault of scourgethe super villain of DC Comics and his characteristic mask. Hairs stand up.
Some in their country are beginning to wonder if Gyökeres may correspond to the legend of Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Both have a very physical profile, they are fast, they have abysmal power, they know how to play from behind and, above all, they have a lot of goals. For now, this course, Winner This is the pillar of your selection. In the League of Nationsthe striker has four goals and three assists in four games. In 22 caps, the Nordic player has already exceeded the ten-goal mark. He is 52 years old Zlatan.
The impressive number of Gyökeres They are not from yesterday. Last year, the Swedish international dropped off his bags at Sportsman from Portugalcoming from City of CoventryEnglish second division team. The Nordic arrived in the Portuguese capital in exchange for around 24 million euros, becoming the second most expensive recruit in the history of the Lisbon club. During his supposed adaptation season, the striker scored 43 goals and 15 assists in 50 matches.
With the departure of Ruben Amorim At Manchester United In the middle of the season, this generated a lot of uncertainty at Sporting de Portugal. One of them is whether Gyökeres will continue at the club next year. For the moment, nothing has been agreed. Even if the latest rumors send him to the Premier League, the Swede is totally focused on his current team and has the ambition to win a second consecutive championship. In addition, the price is also attractive. The clause of scourge This is around 100 million euros. We’ll have to put our hands in our pockets.
