UEFA Youth League : Ugbo Makes First Start; Sadiq Umar On Target; Aina, Tomori, Abdullahi & Osawe Absent
<b>Allnigeriasoccer.com</b> reviews the performance of players of Nigerian descent in the UEFA Youth League on Wednesday.<br /><br />Defending champions Chelsea drew goalless with Porto in Group G to maintain their unbeaten record at the end of the group phase.<br /><br />England youth - teamer <b>Ike Ugbo </b>was handed his first start in the competition and played the full game, while defenders <b>Ola Aina </b>and<b> Fikayo Tomori</b> did not feature.<br /><br />Italian club Roma will join Chelsea in the next round thanks to their 3 -1 win over BATE at Centro Sportivo Fulvio Bernardini , with Nigerian starlet <b>Sadiq Umar</b> getting on the scoresheet in the 75th minute.<br /><br />The lanky striker went the distance but teammate and fullback <b>Nura Abdullahi</b> did not make the squad due to health concerns.<br /><br /><b>Ufunvwe Osawe </b>was not selected for Bayer Leverkusen in their 1 - 0 loss to Barcelona. in the same Group E.<br /><br />Over to Rentis Training Centre in Greece, where Arsenal faced Olympiakos, there was no Nigerian involved in this one. <br /><br /><b>Alex Iwobi</b> is with the Gunners first team while <b>Aaron Eyoma </b>was benched throughout the duration of the match. Arsenal qualified for the next round with ten points in six games., despite losing the game.<br />
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