Batrakov scores in two straight Champions League matches
Moscow 22 Oct News. Turkish Galatasaray midfielder Alexey Batrakov became the first Russian since 2020 to score in two consecutive UEFA Champions League (CL) matches.
Consensus
- Alexei Batrakov scored in two successive UEFA Champions League matches.
- Batrakov plays for Galatasaray.
- The goals were scored in the third and second rounds of the group stage.
- The match against Lille ended 4:2 in favor of Galatasaray.
- Batrakov's goal against Lille was a header from a cross by Roland Schallai.
- Galatasaray had previously lost their first two matches in the Champions League.
- This achievement made Batrakov the first Russian player since 2020 with two consecutive goals in the Champions League.
- The last Russian player to score in two consecutive Champions League matches was Anton Miranchuk in 2020.
- Batrakov transferred from Lokomotiv Moscow to Galatasaray for €25 million.
Points of divergence
- Batrakov was not very noticeable in attacking actions before his goal against Lille. — m24
- SofaScore gave Batrakov a match rating of 6.9, which is not the worst but also not the best in the team. — m24
- Batrakov is the first Russian player in 16 years to score in two consecutive Champions League matches while playing for a foreign club. — vesti
- Batrakov's wife Irina and his parents were present at the Lille match. — fontanka
- Batrakov initiated the fast break that led to the fourth goal against Lille. — fontanka
Coverage (4 sources)
- Batrakov became the first Russian since 2020 to score in two consecutive UEFA Champions League matches — Москва 24
- Batrakov – first Russian in six years to score in two consecutive Champions League matches — Вести
- Russian again lights up in Europe. Batrakov scored against 'Lille' and repeated a feat from six years ago — Фонтанка
- Batrakov scores again in the Champions League — Вести
Key entities
- Alexei Batrakov
- Lillem
- Galatasaray
- Moscow
- Barcelony
- Russia
- Europe
- PSG
- Matvey Safonov
- Nikita Kamzin
- Pierre Morua
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