2020/21 Europa League top scorers: Pizzi joins Yusuf Yazıcı on six goals

Benfica midfielder Pizzi has ended the UEFA Europa League group stage at the top of the competition's scoring charts after coming off the bench to grab his sixth goal.

The 31-year-old entered the fray after 64 minutes away to Standard Liège and just three minutes later buried the penalty that earned Benfica a 2-2 draw. He also hit the crossbar late on as he moved ahead of Yusuf Yazıcı on the tiebreaker of assists – having served up two compared to the LOSC Lille forward's one.

Further back, Leon Bailey joined the group on five goals with a double for Leverkusen as they saw off Slavia Praha 4-0. Donyell Malen also grabbed his fifth strike with PSV Eindhoven's opener in a 4-0 defeat of Omonoia.

2020/21 Europa League top scorers

6 Pizzi (Benfica)
6 Yusuf Yazıcı (LOSC Lille)
5 Leon Bailey (Leverkusen)
5 Darwin Nuñez (Benfica)
5 Lukáš Juliš (Sparta Praha)
5 Mikael Ishak (Lech Poznań)
5 Donyell Malen (PSV Eindhoven)
4 Elvis Manu (Ludogorets)
4 Jean-Pierre Nsame (Young Boys)
4 Paco Alcácer (Villarreal)
4 Elton Acolatse (Hapoel Beer-Sheva)
4 Munas Dabbur (Hoffenheim)
4 Olarenwaju Kayode (Sivasspor)
4 Amine Gouiri (Nice)
4 Michael Liendl (Wolfsberg)

Players level on goals scored are ordered first on assists then on fewest minutes played.

2020/21 hat-tricks

Darwin Nuñez (Lech Poznań 2-4 Benfica, 22/10/2020)
Yusuf Yazıcı (Sparta Praha 1-4 LOSC Lille, 22/10/2020)
Michael Liendl (Feyenoord 1-4 Wolfsberg, 29/10/2020)
Elvis Manu (LASK 4-3 Ludogorets, 29/10/2020)
Yusuf Yazıcı (AC Milan 0-3 LOSC Lille, 05/11/2020)
Lukáš Juliš (Celtic 1-4 Sparta Praha, 05/11/2020)

Europa League top scorers by season (group stage to final)

2019/20 Bruno Fernandes (Sporting CP & Manchester United) – 8
2018/19 Olivier Giroud (Chelsea) – 11
2017/18 Ciro Immobile (Lazio), Aritz Aduriz (Athletic) – 8
2016/17 Edin Džeko (Roma) & Giuliano (Zenit) – 8
2015/16 Aritz Aduriz (Athletic Club) – 10
2014/15 Alan (Salzburg) & Romelu Lukaku (Everton) – 8
2013/14 Jonathan Soriano (Salzburg) – 8
2012/13 Libor Kozák (Lazio) – 8
2011/12 Radamel Falcao (Atlético Madrid) – 12
2010/11 Radamel Falcao (Porto) – 17
2009/10 Óscar Cardozo (Benfica) & Claudio Pizarro (Werder Bremen) – 9