UEFA Champions League Wrap : Igiebor, Musa, Ideye Suffer Defeats; Moses Simon Debuts

Four Nigeria internationals were in action in the opening round of the UEFA Champions League

At Stamford Bridge in London, Israeli champions Maccabi Tel Aviv were thrashed 4 - 0 by Chelsea. Midfielder Nosa Igiebor made his seventh start in the competition this term while Obi Mikel did not make the English champions 18 - man squad.

Igiebor had a golden opportunity to reduce the deficit in the 87th minute but he fluffed his lines from close range.

Brown Ideye suffered defeat with Olympiakos versus Bundesliga powerhouse Bayern Munich. The ex West Brom man fired blanks as his team lost 3 - 0. Austria star David Alaba and Ideye were in action for 90 minutes for their respective teams.

At the GHELAMCO-arena , Moses Simon started for the first time in the Champions League in the Belgian champions’  tie against Lyon (1 - 1).

The pacy winger was replaced in the 70th minute, two minutes after Miličević equalized for the home team.

On Tuesday, CSKA Moscow were beaten 1 - 0 by Wolfsburg. Ahmed Musa started and went the distance for the Russian team.

And finally at the Etihad Stadium, things did not go as planned for Man City after they lost to Juventus . Kelechi Iheanacho was not involved as he was not registered for the competition.