Nigerian forward Kelechi Iheanacho scored a goal in either half as Leicester thumps Portuguese side Braga 4-0 at the King Power Stadium on Thursday night.
Iheanacho had luck smiling on him as both his goals had a touch of good fortune. His first was a tap in after 20 minutes when Braga goali, Matheus, fumbled his touch and allowed him a close-range finish, before a huge deflection off Bruno Viana saw his 25-yard drive beat the goalkeeper again two minutes into the second period.
He also managed an assist on the night, turning provider with a wonderfully disguised pass to set up Dennis Praet midway through the half before James Maddison rounded off the scoring with 12 minutes remaining.
The victory moves Leicester three points clear at the top of their Europa League group as they maintain a perfect start as well in Europe with three wins from three games – and already on the verge of qualifying for the knockout stages.
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The victory moves Leicester three points clear at the top of their Europa League group as they maintain a perfect start in Europe with three wins from three games – and already on the verge of qualifying for the knockout stages.
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Stats and facts from the match (Backed by Opta)
- Leicester City have won three consecutive matches in UEFA European competition for a second time, also doing so in October 2016 in the Champions League.
- Braga suffered their first UEFA Europa League group stage defeat in nine matches (W6 D2), with this their first since losing 1-2 to Istanbul Basaksehir in December 2017.
- Leicester City scored four goals in a European match for the first time since their first ever match in Europe, when they won 4-1 against Glenavon in the Cup Winners’ Cup in 1961.
- Leicester striker Kelechi Iheanacho has scored in all three of his starts in the UEFA Europa League/Champions League, one with Man City in the Champions League December 2016 and in both starts for Leicester this season.
- Leicester’s James Maddison registered his first assist in 31 matches in all competitions, last doing so back in December 2019 against Aston Villa.
- Kelechi Iheanacho has been directly involved in six goals in two UEFA Europa League starts (3 goals, 3 assists) for Leicester this season.
AC Milan 0-3 Lille: Yusuf Yazici ends Milan unbeaten run with a perfect hat-trick
Lille go top of Group H after a sensational 3-0 win away at the San Siro against Italian giants AC Milan on Thursday, thanks to another Yusuf Yazici hat-trick.
The 23-year-old, who scored three times in the 4-1 victory over Sparta Prague in the opening round of fixtures for LOSC’s first-ever European treble, was unstoppable yet again to score three goals inside of 40 minutes at San Siro.
Yazici needed just 21 minutes to open the scoring for Lille from the penalty spot after Alessio Romagnoli was punished for pushing the former Trabzonspor man.
Just 10 minutes into the start of the second half, Lille doubled their lead as Yazici’s shot deceived Donnarumma. Three minutes later, two became three as goalless summer signing Jonathan David opened up the Milan defence to tee Yazici up to complete his hat-trick.
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Europa League Thursday 5 Nov full results
- Benfica 3-3 Rangers
- Hapoel Beer-Sheva 2-4 Bayer Leverkusen
- Lech Poznan 3-1 Standard Liege
- Ludogorets 1-3 Tottenham Hotspur
- Omonia Nicosia 0-2 Granada
- PAOK Salonika 4-1 PSV Eindhoven
- Rapid Wien 4-3 Dundalk
- Real Sociedad 1-0 AZ Alkmaar
- Rijeka 1-2 Napoli
- Roma 5-0 CFR Cluj-Napoca
- Sivasspor 2-0 Qarabag FK
- Slavia Prague 3-2 Nice
- AC Milan 0-3 Lille
- Antwerp 0-1 Linz ASK
- Arsenal 4-1 Molde
- BSC Young Boys Bern 3-0 CSKA Sofia
- Celtic 1-4 Sparta Prague
- Crvena Zvezda 2-1 AA Gent
- Dinamo Zagreb 1-0 RZ Pellets WAC
- FC Zorya Luhansk 1-4 AEK Athens
- Feyenoord 3-1 CSKA Moscow
- Hoffenheim 5-0 Slovan Liberec
- Leicester City 4-0 Braga
- Villarreal 4-0 Maccabi Tel Aviv
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