Oman today_ The sixth week of the UEFA Champions League group stage kicked off with a match in which Olympiacos faced the host team, Kairat, and secured a 1-0 victory. Mehdi Taremi started the game on the bench and was brought on as a substitute in the 62nd minute. Just ten minutes after entering the field, he provided a crucial assist, helping his team claim three valuable points.
With this assist, Taremi’s total goals and assists in the Champions League reached 23, leaving him just one goal and one assist shy of Son Heung-min’s record. Son, with 19 goals and 5 assists in 3,857 minutes, leads the table of Asian players in the Champions League and stands as a symbol of Asian football’s success in Europe. Taremi, with 12 goals and 11 assists in 2,759 minutes, ranks as the second-highest Asian player and has gained international recognition for his outstanding performances with Porto, establishing himself as one of the most influential Iranian forwards in Europe. Uzbekistan’s Maksim Shatskikh, with 11 goals in 45 matches, ranks third among the top Asian players in the Champions League.
These statistics highlight Taremi’s speed and effectiveness in both scoring and creating goals, showing that he is closing in on Asia’s historical records in the Champions League and continues to be a key player in Europe’s top competitions.