Nigerian attacker, Victor Boniface has expressed his pride after playing his first game ever in the UEFA Champions League.
Boniface made his Champions League debut on Thursday evening when Bayer Leverkusen thrashed Feyenoord 4-0 in a group game at the Stadion Feijenoord.
The Super Eagles forward fired blank and also failed to register an assist against Feyenoord despite playing for 62 minutes before coming off for Patrick Schick.
Boniface, however, took to social media to express his pride and excitement to have made his bow in the competition.
“From paying 30 naira to watch champions league football at nights back then at the 323 army barracks, Akure to playing my first Champions League game. Proud of this moment,” he wrote on his verified X account.
Boniface despite being out of competitive action for three-months with an adductor injury had 21 goals and ten assists in 34 games in all competitions for Die Werkself last season.
So far this season, he has scored three goals and contributed one assist in five matches to take his tally for Leverkusen to 24 goals and eleven assists in 39 fixtures for the club.
Boniface on Saturday bagged two goals and an assist to help defending champions, Leverkusen put their first loss in 35 Bundesliga games against RB Leipzig at the BayArena behind them.
The forward started against Hoffenheim who have been in turmoil for weeks and basically toyed with the opponents who were playing at home with Boniface in the mood for destruction.
Boniface set up Martin Terrier to score his first Bundesliga goal in the 17th minute to give the visitors a deserved lead before he then danced around defenders to add the second.
The Super Eagles striker scored on 30 minutes courtesy of an assist from Granit Xhaka and got his brace on 75 minutes after being set up by Jeremie Frimpong.
