Four Nigeria internationals were in action in the opening round of the UEFA Champions League <br /><br />At Stamford Bridge in London, Israeli champions Maccabi Tel Aviv were thrashed 4 - 0 by Chelsea. Midfielder <b>Nosa Igiebor </b>made his seventh start in the competition this term while <b>Obi Mikel</b> did not make the English champions 18 - man squad.<br /><br />Igiebor had a golden opportunity to reduce the deficit in the 87th minute but he fluffed his lines from close range.<br /><br /><b>Brown Ideye</b> suffered defeat with Olympiakos versus Bundesliga powerhouse Bayern Munich. The ex West Brom man fired blanks as his team lost 3 - 0. Austria star <b>David Alaba</b> and Ideye were in action for 90 minutes for their respective teams.<br /><br />At the GHELAMCO-arena , <b>Moses Simon </b>started for the first time in the Champions League in the Belgian champions<span class=\"body1\">&rsquo;&nbsp; tie against Lyon (1 - 1).<br /><br />The pacy winger was replaced in the 70th minute, two minutes after </span><span class=\"body1\"><span class=\"body1\">Mili&#269;evi&#263; </span>equalized for the home team.<br /><br />On Tuesday, CSKA Moscow were beaten 1 - 0 by Wolfsburg. <b>Ahmed Musa</b> started and went the distance for the Russian team.<br /><br />And finally at the Etihad Stadium, things did not go as planned for Man City after they lost to Juventus . <b>Kelechi Iheanacho </b>was not involved as he was not registered for the competition.<br /></span>