Alexey Batrakov became the first Russian soccer player in 11 years to score two goals in a Champions League game. The player of the Turkish soccer club Galatasaray, Alexey Batrakov, scored a brace in the Champions League game against German Stuttgart. The 21-year-old scored two goals in the 12th and 15th minutes. The meeting ended with a score of 2:0 in favor of Galatasaray. Batrakov became the first Russian soccer player since 2015 that Israel paired in a game in the Champions League. The last player from Russia to achieve this was striker Artem Dzhiba. Then he played for Zenit St. Petersburg and scored against French side Lyon. For Batracov, this is the third consecutive Champions League game in which he has scored in as many years. Before that, the footballer scored in the games against Barcelona (1:4) and Lille (4:2). According to this indicator, he is also the first Russian since 2015 (then it was also Dziyova).

Alexey Batrakov became the first Russian soccer player in 11 years to score two goals in a Champions League game. The player of the Turkish soccer club Galatasaray, Alexey Batrakov, scored a brace in the Champions League game against German Stuttgart. The 21-year-old scored two goals in the 12th and 15th minutes. The meeting ended with a score of 2:0 in favor of Galatasaray. Batrakov became the first Russian soccer player since 2015 that Israel paired in a game in the Champions League. The last player from Russia to achieve this was striker Artem Dzhiba. Then he played for Zenit St. Petersburg and scored against French side Lyon. For Batracov, this is the third consecutive Champions League game in which he has scored in as many years. Before that, the footballer scored in the games against Barcelona (1:4) and Lille (4:2). According to this indicator, he is also the first Russian since 2015 (then it was also Dziyova).