Lookman’s goal was his first-ever in the UCL, joining compatriot Victor Boniface, who achieved a similar feat a day earlier.
Ademola Lookman wheels away in celebration after socroing his first-ever UEFA Champions League goal against Shakhtar Donetsk
The winger was the star of the night in a match played at the Arena Auf Schalke in Germany, Shakhtar’s temporary UCL home due to the ongoing war in Ukraine. The 26-year-old provided the cross for the first goal scored by Berat Djimisiti in the 21st minute before firing into the bottom corner to double the lead a minute before the interval.Raoul Bellanova added more gloss to the scoreline three minutes into the second half, and Lookman was given a deserved rest with a substitution of 60 minutes.
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