Rasmus Højlund scored two goals against Copenhagen in the fourth round of the UEFA Champions League 2023/24 season, bringing his tally for the season to five and thus leading the scoring charts alongside Alvaro Morata.
Hoylund scored twice in the first half in Copenhagen, accomplishing the same feat as Morata despite United eventually losing 4-3. Morata also scored twice in his first game in the fourth round of the competition as Atletico Madrid thrashed Celtic 6-0.
That puts both players ahead of Porto's Ewanilson, who scored his fourth goal of the group stage against Antwerp, after being the first player to score a hat-trick this season in the third round. Last season's top scorer Erling Haaland scored twice against Jankierts, again taking his tally to four goals, joining Morata's teammate Antoine Griezmann and Harry Kane. Kane scored twice against Galatasaray at home in Munich in the fourth round of the competition, helping Bayern to
got the win and his goal tally reached six.
They were followed by five players who scored three goals; Julian Alvarez, Jude Bellingham, Gabriel Jesus, Brais Mendes and Danilo Sikan.