Which Russian scored in the Champions League playoffs for foreign clubs? four lucky
Polina Kuimova March 5, 2024, 08:30 Moscow time Audio version: Your browser does not support the audio element.
Zakharyan can be fifth, but unfortunately not today.
In the first match of the Champions League round of 16, Real Sociedad lost to PSG 0:2, although the Spanish team resisted the French and actively attacked in the first half. Arsen Zakharyan entered the field in the 66th minute, but could not help, despite the impressive statistics: he gave 100 percent accuracy in passing (9/9), passes to the final third (4/4) and duels won (1/1). ).
Sociedad played well for more than an hour, but then got tired
Zakharyan came out to save Sociedad in the Champions League playoffs. But the game between Mbappé and Dembélé is space
So far, Zakharyan has not managed to score for his new club either in domestic tournaments or in the Champions League. It looked like he would still have a chance to put this right today, but Arsene was not included in Sociedad’s squad for the second leg due to injury. And yet, let’s remember which Russians managed to score in the Champions League playoffs for European clubs.
Champions League – 1994/1995: Igor Korneev – in the quarter-finals for Barcelona against PSG
Igor Korneev
Photo: EFE/FCB/SPORT
The only Russian who played for Barcelona… and at what time! Korneev was on the great Johan Cruyff’s team; However, during his year at the club he spent almost all of his time in the reserves. But still he was able to write his name in history: in the first match of the Champions League quarterfinals against PSG, Korneev scored and this goal gave Barcelona the tie. The ball entered the goal due to a mistake by the Parisian goalkeeper, which is why Igor himself later admitted that the goal “was funny.”
Champions League – 2003/2004: Dmitry Alenichev – in the final for Porto against Monaco
Dmitri Alenichev
Photo: Tony O’Brien/EMPICS via Getty Images
Alenichev did not score in the group stage, in the round of 16, quarterfinals and semifinals, but he did score in the decisive match. Which makes him the only Russian to have achieved this. On May 26, 2004, Porto faced Monaco in the final, and in this match the initiative was on the side of the Portuguese from the first minutes. José Mourinho sent off Alenichev with parting words to help the midfielders and at the same time try to score. The Russian heard everything: first he gave the goal to Deka, and then he scored himself: the match finally ended with a score of 3-0.
What happened to the participants in that match 20 years later?
The legendary Porto with Mourinho and Alenichev. What happened to the players who won the Champions League in 2004?
Champions League – 2010/2011: Andrei Arshavin – in the round of 16 for Arsenal against Barcelona
Andrei Arshavin
Photo: Mike Egerton – PA Images via Getty Images
One of Arshavin’s most striking goals for Arsenal occurred in the Champions League round of 16 against Barcelona. He entered the field halfway through the second half, when the score was 1-0 in favor of the rival, but almost immediately after his appearance the Londoners equalized the score. And there we didn’t have to wait long for Arshavin’s goal: following a pass from Samir Nasri, he sent the ball into Víctor Valdez’s goal.
Here we choose the best goal!
Classification
Mostovoy’s masterpiece, Ryazantsev’s gun or Arshavin’s coup? We choose the Russian’s best goal for Barça
Champions League 2019/2020: Denis Cheryshev – in the round of 16 for Valencia against Atalanta
Denis Cheryshev
Photo: Giuseppe Maffia/NurPhoto via Getty Images
In February 2020, Valencia faced Atalanta in the round of 16 of the Champions League and the first match was not a success for the Spaniards from the beginning. Valencia conceded two goals in the first half, the third and then the fourth immediately after the break. In the 64th minute, Denis Cheryshev came onto the field, who two minutes later took advantage of the Bergamasco defenders’ error and shot accurately from the penalty line into the far corner. Unfortunately, this goal did not help Valencia much, but it was the first by a Russian in the Champions League.
