Arsenal’s Carlos Vela as well as Barcelona’s Lionel Messi and David Villa are three among 13 players in total to have scored 2 goals after match-day 2. Above these players in the top scorers chart, Inter Milan’s Samuel Eto’o, Olympique Lyonnais’ Michel Bastos, Chelsea’s Nicolas Anelka, and AC Milan’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic have all netted more than 2 goals. We take a look back at their goals through video highlights.
1) Samuel Eto’o – Inter Milan: 4 Goals
The Cameroonian looks to have found back his goal scoring touch. Years ago during his spell at Barcelona, bagging goals seemed to be an easy task for Samuel Eto’o whose partnership with Ronaldinho was delightful for lovers of the beautiful game.
After enduring disappointing performances in Europe over the past few years, Eto’o has reminded his fans that fire still burns in his belly. He proved himself with his hat-trick against Werder Bremen after he succeeded in helping Inter Milan to avoid defeat away to FC Twente. Watch video highlights of Samuel Eto’o’s goals in the UEFA Champions League ahead of match-day three.
2) Michel Bastos – Olympique Lyonnais: 3 Goals
He has played 160 minutes of football and he has scored 3 goals already for the French outfit. Michel Bastos is perfectly assuming his responsibilities as a striker and his goal scoring form will certainly lift Olympique Lyonnais out of the group stages of the UEFA Champions League.
Schalke 04 and Hapoel Tel-Aviv will regret not to have been able to deal better with the Brazilian forward. Watch video highlights of Michel Bastos’ goals in the UEFA Champions League ahead of match-day three.
3) Nicolas Anelka – Chelsea: 3 Goals
The retired French international is having a great time in Europe. He’s played in two matches and he has scored thrice to rank just a goal behind current top scorer Samuel Eto’o. Chelsea are fortunate to have such an experience player who can also prove that being “old” doesn’t mean being “useless”.
Anelka missed his penalty kick in the final of the 2007/2008 UEFA Champions League competition as Manchester United eventually claimed the cup. However, his three goals this season could be a sign of better things to come in Europe this year – not only for the player, but for the entire London club as well. Watch video highlights of Nicolas Anelka’s goals in the UEFA Champions League ahead of match-day three. (Video highlights for the Zilina vs Chelsea game have been restricted.)
4) Zlatan Ibrahimovic – Barcelona: 3 Goals
Who said Ibrahimovic couldn’t score? Well, forget about his bad days as a Barcelona player. The Swede is now playing the trick for his new team AC Milan in the UEFA Champions League. Fact: all of the Rossoneri’s goals in the competition this season have come from Zlatan Ibrahimovic only.
All eyes will be on the striker during Tuesday’s mouthwatering clash between Real Madrid and AC Milan. In the meantime, watch video highlights of Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s goals in the UEFA Champions League ahead of match-day three.
