Alvaro Morata Surpasses Luis Figo, Draws Level With Paul Scholes on Champions League Scoring Charts

• Alvaro Morata netted twice for Atletico Madrid as they overcame Feyenoord in the Champions League
• The Spanish striker has now entered a list of the top 50 scorers in Europe's premier club competition
• Paul Scholes and Gonzalo Higuain also scored 25 goals in the tournament while Luis Figo has 24 goals

Alvaro Morata has found his shooting boots since returning to Atletico Madrid.

The Spanish striker has been in a rich vein of form for the La Liga side, with his latest goals helping him surpass three legends.

The former Real Madrid and Juventus star netted twice in the UEFA Champions League, as Madrid came twice from behind to beat Feyenoord.

The Dutch side took the lead in the seventh minute thanks to an unfortunate Mario Hermoso own goal, but Morata got the equaliser five minutes later.

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While there was a VAR check over a possible offside, the goal was allowed to stand.

His first goal took him to 24 goals in the Champions League, drawing him level with Cesc Fabregas and Luis Figo on 24, UEFA’s website noted.

Morata grabbed his second goal in the second half, surpassing the two legends and drawing level with two more.

With his 25th goal in the competition, Morata equalled another former Juventus and Real striker, Gonzalo Higuain. He also joined former Manchester United star Paul Scholes, who also scored 25 goals in the competition.

Morata has now moved into the top 50 scorers in the competition.

Atletico will be hoping for more of the same from the Spanish striker, as he has been in excellent goalscoring form since returning from his loan spell at Juventus.

As noted by Transfermarkt, Morata has scored seven goals in just eight games for Diego Simeone’s men this season.

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Morata reaches goal milestone against Madrid

Atletico Madrid striker, Alvaro Morata was on top form on Sunday night as they outclassed Real Madrid to win 3-1 at home.

The former Juventus striker scored a double to seal the three points for the hosts and reach a new milestone in the process.

The brace from Morata means he has now scored five goals against Real Madrid in nine appearances, Sports Brief reported.