Batrakov Named Player of the Match After Scoring Twice

Galatasaray lost 2-0 to Stuttgart in matchday 4 of the Champions League. Aleksey Batrakov scored both goals in the match, and UEFA named the Russian player man of the match.

After receiving his award, Batrakov thanked the fans. The player said he found the Galatasaray supporters incredible and that the award meant a great deal to him.

Galatasaray had beaten the French club Lille 4-2 in matchday 3. Batrakov scored in that game, but UEFA gave the player award for that match to Osimhen.

Batrakov also made his mark on Galatasaray's history. He became the youngest Galatasaray player to score two goals in a Champions League match. He also became the first player to score two goals within the first 15 minutes of a match.

After Roman Pavlyuchenko, he became the second Russian player to score twice in a Champions League match while wearing a club shirt outside his own country. This season, he scored his fourth goal in the tournament and became the first Russian player to reach that number with a club outside Russia. Batrakov has scored against Barcelona, Lille and Stuttgart, and he also earned the distinction of being the first midfielder in Galatasaray's history to score in three consecutive Champions League matches.