Ademola Lookman was on the scoresheet once again as Atalanta defeated Stuttgart in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday night, Afrosport reports.
The Nigerian forward has been in top for the reigning Europa League champions and put them in front at the MHPArena in the 51st minute with a composed finish off a Charles De Ketelaere assist.
It took the tally of Lookman to 13 goal involvements (eight goals, five assists) in as many competitive games this season.
Aston Villa loanee Nicolo Zaniolo put the game to bed for La De in the 88th minute to move the Italian outfit up to ninth in the standings, one point and place away from the automatic qualification spot.
IT’S HIM AGAIN 🦅🇳🇬#VfBAtalanta #UCL #GoAtalantaGo ⚫🔵 pic.twitter.com/FaVBfTaDXw
— Atalanta B.C. (@Atalanta_BC) November 6, 2024
Meanwhile, Arsenal were handed their first loss of this season’s champions League after a 1-0 defeat by Inter Milan at the San Siro.
Hakan Calhanoglu made the difference from the penalty spot in added time of the first half, with the final result leaving the Nerazzurri and Atalanta as the only sides yet to concede in the Champions League this season.
In other results, Barcelona were the highest scorers of the night following a 5-2 win over Red Star Belgrade. Robert Lewandowski scored a brace while inigo Martinez, Raphinha and Fermin Lopez netted the rest.
Debutants Brest continued their impressive form with a 2-1 away at Sparta Prague, Atletico Madrid defeating Paris Saint-Germain by the same 2-1 scoreline away.
Austrian giants RB Salzburg picked up their first win of the season with a 3-1 victory at Dutch side Feyenoord while German heavyweights Bayern Munich picked up a 1-0 win over Benfica.
The earlier fixtures saw Aston Villa’s 100% start come to an end with a 1-0 loss at Club Brugge while Shakhtar Donetsk defeated Young Boys 2-1.
