PLDC - Zenit St. Petersburg forward Sardar Azmoun has beaten his countrymen Ali Daei and Mehdi Mahdavikia’s goal record in the UEFA Champions League.
Zenit defeated Benfica 3-1 to join Lyon at the top of Group G in the Champions League on Wednesday.
The Iranian striker scored his team’s third goal in the second half.
This goal helped take his tally to four goals in the competition, while veterans Daei and Mahdavikia had scored three goals.
Zenit has the same four points as Lyon, which won 2-0 at Leipzig in the other group match Wednesday. Leipzig stayed on three points and Benfica has zero.