Istanbul club “Galatasaray” defeated German club “Stuttgart” 2-0 at home in the IV round of the UEFA Champions League League stage.
elchi reports that Aleksey Batrakov scored a brace for the Istanbul representative.
According to information, Batrakov became the first Russian footballer to reach the 4-goal mark in a single Champions League season after Artyom Dzyuba. He also made history as the first Russian to achieve this figure while playing for a foreign club in the tournament.
It should be noted that Batrakov transferred to “Galatasaray” last summer. The Istanbul club signed a 5-year contract with the footballer, who was acquired from Moscow “Lokomotiv” for 25 million euros.