Mikel joins UCL goalscorers after netting his first in the competition

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Nigerian international John Obi Mikel scored his first Champions League goal for his club Chelsea in a 3-1 win over Sporting Lisbon on Wednesday night.

The midfielder has only scored four times in the league for the Blues but netted in the 56th minutes against the Portuguese side.

Mikel's Russian girlfriend Olga Diyachenko also celebrated him on her Instagram.