Europa League top scorers after this week’s matches

Akor Adams has shared his excitement after helping Sevilla pick a point against Elche at the Martínez Valero Stadium on Monday night.

Sevilla held their hosts to a 2-2 draw in the thrilling contest.

Akor, who was making his first appearance for Sevilla after returning from the Africa Cup of Nations, bagged a brace for the Rojiblancos.

It was Sevilla’s first point in LaLiga since December.

Elche led 2-0 with 15 minutes remaining on the clock, before substitute Akor scored twice in the 75th and 92nd minutes respectively.

“I came back for the match after a long tournament, the team needed me and it’s good that the coach gave me minutes to energize the team and get the draw,” Akor was quoted by Mundodeportivo.com.

The 25-year-old has registered five goals and two assists in 14 appearances across all competitions for Sevilla this season.

LaLiga: Akor thrilled to salvage draw for Sevilla against Elche 

Algeria captain, Riyad Mahrez is the top scorer at the ongoing 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, in Morocco.

This comes after the former Manchester City winger scored the only goal in Algeria’s 1-0 win against Burkina Faso on Sunday.

The 34-year-old former Leicester City star has three goals to his name so far in the competition.

Behind Mahrez on the goal scorers chart include the likes of Senegal striker Nicolas Jackson and Tunisia star Elias Achouri, and Nigeria’s Lookman Ademola.

AFCON top scorers ahead of final Group stage fixtures taking place this week, from Monday to Wednesday:

Three goals – Riyad Mahrez

Two goals – Nicolas Jackson and Elias Achouri, Lookman Ademola, Amad Diallo (Ivory Coast), Mohamed Salah (Egypt), Brahim Diaz (Morocco) and Lassine Sinayoko (Mali).

One goal – Lyle Foster (South Africa), Semi Ajayi (Nigeria), Marvin Anieboh (Equatorial Guinea) and Victor Osimhen (Nigeria).

AFCON top scorers ahead of final Group stage fixtures this week

Barcelona player, Raphinha, has matched Cristiano Ronaldo’s record in El Clasico matches after Barcelona beat Real Madrid during the week.

Ronaldo had a great career at Real Madrid, but his main challenge was playing in the El Clasico games against Barcelona.

The Portuguese star had a tough time facing the Catalan team, leading to a bad performance.

The Real Madrid legend won only eight times in his 30 El Clasico matches, and now Raphinha has achieved the same record.

The Brazilian winger has eight wins in just 12 games against Los Blancos, and he has also scored seven goals and provided three assists.

The former Leeds United player, who joined Barcelona for €58 million in 2022 after turning down offers from Chelsea and Arsenal, has been playing really well against their main rivals.

He has scored five goals and given one assist in the last four games between the two teams, including two goals in the Spanish Super Cup final earlier this week in Saudi Arabia.

In contrast, Ronaldo lost 14 times in El Clasico matches, but still scored 18 goals for Real Madrid.

He made only three assists, but could not score a hat-trick even though he scored two goals twice against the Catalan team.

Raphinha will get a chance to break the record later this season when the two teams play against each other in La Liga.

Both teams will play against each other towards the end of the season.

The match will take place at Camp Nou in May.

LaLiga: Raphinha equals Cristiano Ronaldo’s record