Chipolopolo Boys forward Patson Daka scored the opening goal for Leicester City in their 3-1 win over Polish side, Legia Warsaw in a matchday five UEFA Europa League tie to become City’s all-time top goalscorer in Europe.
Daka put the Foxes in the lead just eleven minutes into the match, Harvey Barnes’ pass deflected into the path of Daka, the Zambian was ruthless and, with his first touch, he slotted past Cezary Miszta to hand his side the lead with only 11 minutes on the clock.
The goal made him Leicester’s all-time leading goalscorer in Europe, with five strikes to his name having netted four last month against Spartak Moscow.
The Zambian keeps adding to his records for the Foxes having become the first Zambian player to score a hat-trick in a major European competition for any club after scoring four goals against Spartak Moscow last month which included a record-breaking nine-minute hat-trick (the fastest in the history of the competition).
With his four goals against Spartak last month, Daka also became the first Leicester player to score a hat-trick in European competition and the first player to score four goals in a single match for the Foxes in any competition since Derek Hines (vs. Aston Villa in November 1958)
James Madison and Wilfred Ndidi scored the second and third goals respectively while Filip Mladenović scored a consolation goal for Legia racing in to convert a rebound after Schmeichel did excellently to save Mahir Emreli’s initial spot-kick.
The win takes City into pole position in Group C with one fixture remaining – a trip to Diego Armando Maradona Stadium to take on Napoli on Thursday 9 December.
The Foxes entertain Watford in Leicester on Sunday (2 pm kick-off) in the Premier League, before heading to St. Mary’s Stadium three days later to tackle Southampton (7:30 pm kick-off).
