Daka scores four to lead Leicester to a comeback win in Moscow

Brendan Rodgers' men can finally breathe as they grab their first win of this Europa League edition and jump from the bottom of Group C to the second spot in the standings after four points from three games with one game ahead Legia Warsaw and Napoli, who face each other on Thursday. It was a crazy match in Moscow with both teams playing their game and creating lots of chances to grab the lead. 

The home side scored first when Sobolev's long-range shot got heavily deflected before hitting Schmeichel's net. Leicester had a couple of great chances to level the score, but a good counter by Moses set up Larsson for him to score his first goal of the season and double the lead for the Russian side in the 44th minute.

Less than a minute later, Daka scored for the visitors when he beat the offside trap.  Right after the break, Daka levelled the score after Iheanacho's brilliant through pass. 

The Zambian striker completed his hat-trick with a beautiful goal. Youri Tielemans split Spartak's defense with an elegant pass and the former RB Salzburg striker didn't miss as he shot in between the keeper's legs. Daka scored his fourth goal in the same way he scored the third, with an ice-cold finish, the only difference is that this time, it was Maddison who assisted the 23-year-old.

Sobolev scored his first European brace in the 85th minute as the home team got excited about a comeback, but Leicester held on to the well-needed win.

 

October 20, 2021