Azmoun has now overtaken Mehdi Mahdavikia and Ali Daei in the competition.

He scored Zenit’s third goal against Benfica in the 3-1 win at the Krestovsky Stadium at Group G Wednesday night.

Last week, he scored the opening goal of the 2019-20 season in the match against Lyon.

Now, he has scored four goals in the competition, one goal ahead of Mahdavikia and Daei.