Victor Osimhen’s historic hat-trick in 5 key stats
By netting a hat-trick towards Ajax Amsterdam, Victor Osimhen propelled Galatasaray to a 3-0 victory and moved the membership as much as ninth place within the standings with 9 factors. However much more impressively, he shattered a collection of information.
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6: Having already scored towards Liverpool and bagged a brace versus Bodo/Glimt, he now boasts 6 Champions League objectives this season.
8: Osimhen has discovered the web in every of his final 8 European matches (5 in final season’s Europa League and three on this 12 months’s Champions League), closing in on Cristiano Ronaldo’s file of scoring in 11 consecutive European video games.
13: It is solely the second time a Galatasaray participant has ever notched a Champions League hat-trick, coming 13 years after Burak Yilmaz’s treble towards Cluj in 2012.
19: The previous Napoli striker wanted simply 19 minutes to interrupt down Ajax Amsterdam (scoring within the 59th, 66th, and 78th minutes).
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25: It has been 25 years since a Nigerian participant netted a Champions League hat-trick, with Osimhen following within the footsteps of Yakubu Ayegbeni for Maccabi Haifa in 2002. 25 can also be Osimhen’s European aim tally, making him the highest Nigerian scorer in European competitions, surpassing Obafemi Martins.