Again yesterday evening, Riyad Mahrez demonstrated all his class by scoring the first goal of the match against RB Leipzig (1-1). A new achievement that puts him in the top 5 of the best African scorers in the Champions League.
With Victor Osimhen scoring with Naples, Mohamed Salah with Liverpool and finally Riyad Mahrez with City, the African continent was once again very well represented in the Champions League this week. If the Egyptian has joined Didier Drogba at the top of the ranking of African scorers in C1, the Algerian becomes him the fifth to pass the bar of 20 goals.
With 20 UCL goals, Riyad Mahrez takes another step in the Pantheon of African football. In remarkable form since the post-World Cup recovery, the Manchester City winger scored goal after goal.
At 32, Riyad Mahrez still seems to be having as much fun on a football pitch. Elected man of the match with his registered pawn and the importance he had in the game, the Algerian winger has finally managed to become an important member of Pep Guardiola’s collective.
Now alongside Didier Drogba, Mohamed Salah or even Sadio Mané in the top African scorers in the competition, the native of Sarcelles still seems to have good years ahead of him.
1. Didier Drogba – 44 buts
2. Mohamed Salah – 44 buts
3. Samuel Eto’o – 30 buts
4. Sadio Mané – 27 buts
5. Riyad Mahrez – 20 buts
6. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang – 17 buts
7. Seydou Doumbia – 15 buts
8. Vincent Aboubakar – 14 buts
9. Sebastien Haller – 11 buts
10. George Weah – 11 buts
Emmanuel Adebayor – 11 buts
Michael Essien – 11 buts
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