Erling Haaland kept everybody up on Tuesday night by scoring 5 goals in a Champions League game, and it's all because to his incredible sleep schedule.
Manchester City defeated RB Leipzig in the Champions League knockout round for the 2nd time in history, thanks to their utterly fantastic striker.
His brilliance put him on the short list of players who have received a 10/10 from L'Equipe, that also includes seven time ballon d'or winner Lionel Messi's five-goal performance in a knockout contest in Europe's premier club championship.
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The expression was maybe the most absurd aspect of the rout. Pep Guardiola brought the Norwegian off after only 63 minutes to ensure the 22-year-old Erling Halaand still had something to accomplish.
It's not like the performance would have exhausted him, given that he just had 30 touches to score 5 goals on 8 shots.
He'll still have slept well realizing what he'd done, and it appears that sleeping well isn't something that troubles the former Borussia Dortmund great.
As per the Daily Mail, the player is "obsessed" with sleep and has a meticulous strategy in place to ensure he receives the best sleep possible.
For a couple of hours before going to bed, the striker wore orange-tinted, blue-light spectacles, which are known to filter off high-intensity digital lighting.
To minimize distractions, Haaland sets his smartphone to do not disturb mode for a few minutes before falling asleep, and all electronic gadgets are turned off, which is normally the recommendation we've all been told but most of us disregard.
The City legend also wears an Oura Ring, which tracks quality of sleep, temperature, and heart rate each night.
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In addition to all of the highly exact and scientific aspects of his sleep preparation, the former Molde footballer ensures that he gets to bed between 10 and 10.30 p.m. usually nights.
He wouldn't have been tucked in at that time yesterday night, having participated in his recent Champions League game, or when he plays subsequent midweek matches.
Yesterday night was another proof of why he enjoys the competition's renowned anthem, as it definitely motivates him to perform, as he has scored 33 goals in just 25 games.
And it's not just the games that get him up in the morning; the former Molde man has it set as his smartphone alarm!
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