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Dortmund's Haaland thanks Mbappe for inspiration after 3-2 win away to Sevilla

Soccer Football- Champions League - Round of 16 First Leg - Sevilla v Borussia Dortmund - Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan, Seville, Spain - February 17, 2021 Borussia Dortmund's Erling Braut Haaland celebrates scoring their third goal [REUTERS/Marcelo Del Pozo]

Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland said his brace against Sevilla in the Champions League on Wednesday was inspired by watching Paris St Germain’s Kylian Mbappe score a hat-trick against Barcelona.

French forward 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 3-2 win in Seville.

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