Germany: Strategic developments in Stuttgart
Russian football player Alexey Batrov became the first Russian to score two goals in a Champions League match in 11 years. The player of the Turkish football club 'Galatasaray' Alexey Batrov completed a brace in a Champions League match against the German 'Stuttgart'. 21-year-old footballer scored two goals at the 12th and 15th minutes. The match ended with a 2:0 score in favor of 'Galatasaray'. Batrov became the first since 2015 Russian footballer who was able to score a brace in a Champions League match. The last player from Russia, who succeeded in this, was forward Artyom Dzyuba. Then he played for St. Petersburg 'Zenit' and scored for French 'Lyon'. For Batrov this is already the third consecutive Champions League match in which he scores goals. Before that the footballer scored in games against 'Barcelona' (1:4) and 'Lille' (4:2). By this indicator he is also the first since 2015 (then it was also Dzyuba) Russian.
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