Europa League: Daka scores 4 as Leicester beats Spartak 4-3

Posted October 20, 2021 7:00 am

The Associated Press

Leicester's Patson Daka celebrates after scoring his side's opening goal during the Europa League Group C soccer match between Spartak Moscow and Leicester City at the Otkritie Arena, in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021. (AP Photo) The Associated Press

MOSCOW (AP) - Patson Daka scored four goals to inspire Leicester's comeback in a 4-3 win over Spartak Moscow in the Europa League on Wednesday.

With Leicester 2-0 down in the Russian capital, the Zambia striker pulled a goal back in the last minute of the first half before netting three more times after the break - in the 48th, 54th and 78th minutes.

Spartak's Aleksandr Sobolev scored late for his second of the match but Leicester held on to reignite its group-stage campaign.

The victory lifted the English Premier League team into second place in Group C ahead of home games with Spartak and Legia Warsaw in November before a final trip to Napoli in December.

Daka, who joined from Salzburg in the offseason, is the first Leicester player to score a hat trick in Europe.

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Leicester's Patson Daka, centre, celebrates after scoring his side's third goal during the Europa League Group C soccer match between Spartak Moscow and Leicester City at the Otkritie Arena, in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021. (AP Photo) The Associated Press

Leicester's Patson Daka, left, scores his side's opening goal during the Europa League Group C soccer match between Spartak Moscow and Leicester City at the Otkritie Arena, in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021. (AP Photo) The Associated Press

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