Watch: Erling Haaland back with a bang as Borussia Dortmund wonderkid scores first goal of Bundesliga's return
Before the enforced break in play, Erling Haaland was one of the game's most talked about men.
The Borussia Dortmund ace has picked up where he left off, scoring the opening goal against Schalke in the first Bundesliga game back since the coronavirus pandemic halted football.
In an empty Signal Iduna Park, the first goal came on the half hour mark as Julian Brandt flicked the ball on to Thorgan Hazard (younger brother of Eden), whose cross met Haaland in the box.
The Norwegian coolly opened up his body and converted into the far corner.
It is his 37th goal of the season for clubs (RB Salzburg and Dortmund) and country, his 13th since moving to Germany in January. Impressive stuff.
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