Europa League: Kane scores 200th goal for Spurs, Milan unbeaten run ends

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Harry Kane became the third Tottenham Hotspur player to score 200 goals for the club as he poached the opener in his side's comfortable 3-1 victory away to the Bulgarian side Ludogorets in Europa League Group J in Razgrad, Bulgaria on Thursday.

The 27-year-old is now third on the club's all-time scoring list behind Bobby Smith (208) and Jimmy Greaves (266).

The England striker headed Tottenham in front after 13 minutes and then set up Lucas Moura to double the lead before the break.

Kane was rested for the second half and Claudiu Keseru halved the deficit with a goal for the hosts four minutes after the interval but Giovani Lo Celso restored Tottenham's two-goal cushion as Tottenham joined Royal Antwerp on six points.

Lille's Turkish attacking midfielder Yusuf Yazici scored his second hat-trick in this season's Europa League as they won 3-0 at AC Milan on Thursday to end the Serie A side's 24-match unbeaten run in all competitions.

Yazici opened his account by converting a harshly-awarded penalty in the first half, scored the second with the help of a mistake by Milan goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma and completed his treble by finishing off a counter-attack.

Milan forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic, substituted just after the hour, made his only real contribution of the evening before halftime when he had a free kick parried by Mike Maignan.

Two own goals helped Arsenal recover from falling behind to crush Norwegian side Molde 4-1 in Europa League Group B on Thursday, with Nicolas Pepe and Joe Willock also scoring for the Londoners.

Arsenal struggled to deal with Molde's aggressive pressing game and that led to Martin Ellingsen's opening goal as the Norwegians won the ball in midfield and he fired home a dipping shot from outside the area in the 22nd minute.

The home side equalized in first-half stoppage time after a sweeping move from a Molde corner. Eddie Nketiah whipped in a low center from the right and Kristoffer Haugen bundled the ball into his own net.

Leicester City's Nigerian striker Kelechi Iheanacho celebrates after scoring the opening goal against Braga in Leicester, UK, November 5, 2020. /CFP

Kelechi Iheanacho scored a double to lift Leicester City atop the Europe League Group G with a 4-0 victory over Portuguese side Braga on Thursday.

The Nigerian striker netted in either half before contributing the third for Dennis Praet. James Maddison had a composed finish with the fourth goal for Leicester City.

(CGTN)