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Alessia Russo makes history with hat-trick as Arsenal cruise to Benfica win

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SignalsMonitor is following this as a sports story. The Guardian Sport, BBC Sport, and Sky Sports Football are the outlets attached to this story. The first report grouped here was at 28 Oct 2026, 18:53 UTC. 7 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Alessia Russo makes history with hat-trick as Arsenal cruise to Benfica win”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Alessia Russo wrote herself into the history books once more as she became the highest English goalscorer in the Women’s Champions League. Her hat-trick gave Arsenal a vital 3-0 win against Benfica to send the Gunners up to second in the league phase table.
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- First reported by The Guardian Sport
- Picked up by The Guardian Sport
Arsenal 3-0 Benfica: Women’s Champions League – live reaction
- Picked up by The Guardian Sport
Arsenal 3-0 Benfica: Women’s Champions League – as it happened
- New development reported by Sky Sports Football
History-maker Russo scores hat-trick as Arsenal dismiss Benfica
- Picked up by BBC Sport
- Picked up by The Guardian Sport
Alessia Russo makes history with hat-trick as Arsenal cruise to Benfica win
- Picked up by The Guardian Sport
Arsenal’s Slegers hails ‘role model’ Russo after historic hat-trick sinks Benfica
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