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Atletico v Club Brugge: Lookman eyes Nigerian record held by Osimhen as Onyedika misses out

Football • 6d ago
Atletico v Club Brugge: Lookman eyes Nigerian record held by Osimhen as Onyedika misses out
Ademola Lookman will have another opportunity to move higher on Nigeria’s all-time UEFA Champions League scoring chart when Atlético Madrid host Club Brugge on Tuesday night, Soccernet.ng reports. The Super Eagles forward is currently the third-highest Nigerian scorer in the competition’s history. His headed goal in the first leg, which ended in an entertaining 3-3 draw, took his tally to seven goals in Europe’s biggest club tournament. That strike saw Lookman draw level with former Monaco star Victor Ikpeba, who also scored seven Champions League goals during his career. Ikpeba once held Nigeria’s record before being overtaken years later by Obafemi Martins and more recently by Victor Osimhen. Lookman now needs just two more goals to equal Martins’ total, while a hat-trick would push h...
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