UEFA Champions League Wrap : Ideye & Igiebor Go The Distance; Mikel & Simon Benched
Published: November 25, 2015
Allnigeriasoccer.com rounds up the latest action for players of Nigerian descent in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday night.
Alex Iwobi was not part of the Arsenal side that thrashed Dinamo Zagreb 3 - 0 at the Emirates. Instead, he represented the Under 19s squad in the UEFA Youth League on the same day.
At the Allianz-Arena (München), Brown Ideye was involved for Greek champions Olympiakos in their 4 - 0 loss to Bayern Munich. While the Nigeria international lasted the distance, David Alaba did not feature for the Germans.
Nosa Igiebor returned to the Maccabi Tel Aviv starting line - up but could not prevent the Israeli champions from suffering a 4 - 0 loss to Chelsea. He played the full game.
John Obi Mikel still has to wait to make his 57th appearance in the Champions League, as he was not in action at the Sammy Ofer Stadium, though he made the subs bench.
Belgian champions Gent have jumped to second position in the Group H standings after upsetting Olympique Lyonnais ( 2 - 1) at the Stade de Gerland. Moses Simon remained on the bench throughout the contest.
Alex Iwobi was not part of the Arsenal side that thrashed Dinamo Zagreb 3 - 0 at the Emirates. Instead, he represented the Under 19s squad in the UEFA Youth League on the same day.
At the Allianz-Arena (München), Brown Ideye was involved for Greek champions Olympiakos in their 4 - 0 loss to Bayern Munich. While the Nigeria international lasted the distance, David Alaba did not feature for the Germans.
Nosa Igiebor returned to the Maccabi Tel Aviv starting line - up but could not prevent the Israeli champions from suffering a 4 - 0 loss to Chelsea. He played the full game.
John Obi Mikel still has to wait to make his 57th appearance in the Champions League, as he was not in action at the Sammy Ofer Stadium, though he made the subs bench.
Belgian champions Gent have jumped to second position in the Group H standings after upsetting Olympique Lyonnais ( 2 - 1) at the Stade de Gerland. Moses Simon remained on the bench throughout the contest.
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