Newcastle United forward Anthony Gordon has been named Champions League Player of the Week.
Idman.Biz reports that the tournament's official X social media platform account announced this.
The English footballer scored four goals in the first half of the play-off match in the 6-1 victory over Qarabag.
It should be noted that in the game against the Azerbaijani team, Gordon broke three of Newcastle's goalscoring records in the Champions League: he is the Magpies' top scorer in the tournament (15 goals) and the club's top scorer in a single season (10 goals). In addition, the striker's first goal was the fastest goal in the club's Champions League history (122 seconds).
The English footballer outvoted PSG winger Desire Doue (2+1 - goal and assist), Bodo-Glimt striker Kasper Hogh (0+2) and Bayer striker Patrik Schick (2+0) in the voting.