UEFA Youth League : Ugbo Makes First Start; Sadiq Umar On Target; Aina, Tomori, Abdullahi & Osawe Absent

Allnigeriasoccer.com reviews the performance of players of Nigerian descent in the UEFA Youth League on Wednesday.

Defending champions Chelsea drew goalless with Porto in Group G to maintain their unbeaten record at the end of the group phase.

England youth - teamer Ike Ugbo was handed his first start in the competition and played the full game, while defenders Ola Aina and Fikayo Tomori did not feature.

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 Sadiq Umar getting on the scoresheet in the 75th minute.

The lanky striker went the distance but teammate and fullback Nura Abdullahi did not make the squad due to health concerns.

Ufunvwe Osawe was not selected for Bayer Leverkusen in their 1 - 0 loss to Barcelona. in the same Group E.

Over to Rentis Training Centre in Greece, where Arsenal faced Olympiakos, there was no Nigerian involved in this one.

Alex Iwobi is with the Gunners first team while Aaron Eyoma was benched throughout the duration of the match. Arsenal qualified for the next round with ten points in six games., despite losing the game.