#SPORTS; Europa: Kayode among top scorers as Chukwueze’s Villareal make record

Super Eagles’ striker, Kayode Idowu, has ranked among the top scorers in the 2020 UEFA Europa League.

Though Pizzi of Benfica and Lille’s Yusuf Yazıcı top the scoring chart with six goals each, Olarenwaju Kayode, who plays for Sivasspor, has scored four goals to rank among the top scorers.

On his part, Pizzi ended the UEFA Europa League group stage at the top of the competition’s scoring charts after coming off the bench to grab his sixth goal.

According to UEFA, the Europa League leading scorers after the completion of the group stages on Thursday are – 6: Pizzi (Benfica), Yazici (Lille); 5: Bailey (Bayer Leverkusen), Ishak (Lech Poznan), Julis (Sparta Prague), Malen (PSV Eindhoven), Nunez (Benfica); 4: Acolatse (Hapoel Beer Sheva), Dabour (Hoffenheim), Gouiri (Nice), Kayode (Sivasspor), Liendl (Wolfsberg), Manu (Ludogorets), Nsame (Young Boys), Paco Alcacer (Villarreal).

Meanwhile, UEFA also said Samuel Chukwueze’s club, Villarreal made the record of being one of the clubs with the most group appearances in Europa.

The football body said PAOK, PSV, Rapid Wien, and Villarreal equalled Lazio and Salzburg’s record of eight campaigns.

Most group appearances by club (UEFA Europa League only)

8: Lazio, PAOK, PSV Eindhoven, Rapid Wien, Salzburg, Villarreal

Most group appearances by club (including UEFA Cup)

11: AZ Alkmaar

10: Villarreal

9: Beşiktaş, Braga, Club Brugge, Dinamo Zagreb, FCSB, Copenhagen, Lazio, PAOK, Partizan, Sevilla, Standard Liège, Tottenham Hotspur

8: Basel, PSV Eindhoven*, Sparta Praha, Rapid Wien*, Salzburg, Sporting CP

Most points (UEFA Europa League only)

101: Salzburg

88: Villarreal

83: PSV Eindhoven

81: Lazio

75: Sporting CP

Most points (including UEFA Cup)

106: Villarreal

101: Salzburg

98: Tottenham Hotspur

Most group stage goals (UEFA Europa League only)

88: Villarreal

87: Salzburg

73: Lazio

Most group stage goals (including UEFA Cup)

103: Villarreal

89: AZ Alkmaar

89: Tottenham Hotspur

87: Salzburg

Most qualifications from group stage (UEFA Europa League only)

8: Villarreal (including 2020/21)

6: Lazio, Salzburg


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