Patton Daka scored four goals to propel Leicester City to a 4-3 win at Spartak Moscow in Europa League Group C on Wednesday and keep the English side’s hopes of reaching the knockout rounds alive.
Leicester climbed to second place in the standings with four points from three games, one ahead of third-placed Spartak and two behind Legia Warsaw, who visit bottom team Napoli on Thursday.
Zambian striker Daka, who scored his first goal for Leicester in a 4-2 Premier League win over Manchester United on Saturday, tore up Spartak with clinical sophistication as the home team raced against the game. Took a 2-0 lead.
A heavily-deflected shot from Alexander Sobolev put Spartak ahead in the 11th minute and Leicester missed several chances before Jordan Larsson added a second in the 44th thanks to good work from Viktor Moses.
Daka reduced the dues before halftime when he beat the offside trap and pushed the ball past Spartak goalkeeper Aleksandr Maximenko.
Daka equalized soon after the break with a mixed finish from Kelechi Ichianacho and he completed his hat-trick in the 54th minute.
It was a delightful goal as Yuri Tielemens released Daka with a defense-splitting pass and the striker, who joined Leicester from RB Salzburg during the close season, side-footed his shot through Maximenko’s legs. .
Daca put the icing on the cake in the 79th minute with another fine finish, which was a carbon copy of the third goal, putting the ball in front of Maximenko after James Maddison bowled the ball.
The home team set up a tense finish after Sobolev slipped to pass Kasper Schmeichel four minutes before Sobolev’s time, but Leicester held on to secure a crucial victory.
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