Alessia Russo hat-trick sends Arsenal past Benfica 3-0
Russo's three goals make her the highest English scorer in the Women's Champions League, and Arsenal climb to second in the league phase table.
England international Alessia Russo scored a hat-trick as Arsenal beat Benfica 3-0 in the Women's Champions League. According to The Guardian, the treble makes her the highest English goalscorer in the competition's history, and Renée Slegers' side move up to second in the league phase.
The breakthrough came just before half-time, after a well-worked move down the left. She converted a penalty later, after Caitlin Foord was brought down. It is her seventh goal in seven games for club and country, a sign that her early-season struggles in front of goal are over.
Arsenal had come into the match fifth, after a draw with Paris FC in which they threw away a two-goal lead. Next up is a trip to Barcelona in two weeks.
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