As the UEFA Europa League quarter-final first leg fixtures wrapped up on Thursday night, Olympiacos forward Ayoub El Kaabi and Bodø/Glimt striker Kasper Høgh remain joint-top scorers of the competition.
The week’s results saw Manchester United draw 2-2 with Lyon, Tottenham Hotspur settle for a 1-1 result with Frankfurt, Rangers hold Athletic Club to a goalless draw, and Bodø/Glimt claim a 2-0 victory over Lazio.
El Kaabi and Høgh, both on seven goals, have been instrumental in their respective clubs’ strong European campaigns this season. Trailing closely behind them are Galatasaray’s Victor Osimhen, Porto’s Samu, Ferencváros striker Barnabás Varga, Rangers’ Václav Černý, Fenerbahçe’s Youssef En-Nesyri, and Lyon’s Malick Fofana, each with six goals.
Here’s the current Europa League top scorers list:
7 goals – Ayoub El Kaabi (Olympiacos), Kasper Høgh (Bodø/Glimt)
6 goals – Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray), Samu (Porto), Barnabás Varga (Ferencváros), Václav Černý (Rangers), Youssef En-Nesyri (Fenerbahçe), Malick Fofana (Lyon)
5 goals – Kenneth Taylor (Ajax), Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club), Yunus Akgün (Galatasaray), Rasmus Højlund (Manchester United), Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad)
The second leg of the quarter-finals is scheduled for next Thursday, and fans can expect even more shakeups in the race for the Golden Boot.