Revealed: Only Man United star has more assists than Ricardo Quaresma in the Champions League
Ricardo Quaresma celebrated his 34th birthday with a trademark trivela assist on Tuesday 26 September.
Quaresma setup Anderon Talisca with a delightful cross for his sides second goal in the 2-0 win over Red Bull Leipzig.
Shoutout to Besiktas’ Anderson Talisca. The 23 yr old Brazilian is on loan from Benfica & scored again in UCL pic.twitter.com/BwxQUEddsE
— LuisMiguelEchegaray (@lmechegaray) September 26, 2017
The victory was the Black Eagles first against German opposition in European competition.
It was also the first time a Turkish side have won their opening two games of the Champions League.
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Talisca also ended up becoming the second Besiktas player to score in both of his opening two games – after Ryan Babel who scored the opening goal to become the first.
Quaresma was awarded Man of the Match for his display by the official UEFA website.
Only one player has more assists than the Euro 2016 winner in the Champions League this season.
Manchester United star Anthony Martial has three assists in the competition.
Martial put on an impressive display in the 4-1 win over CSKA Moscow providing two assists and getting on the scoresheet himself.
Real Madrid star Gareth Bale, Porto’s Moussa Marega, Barcelona forward Luis Suarez, PSG ace Neymar and Manchester City attacking midfielder David Silva are also on two assists.
