UCL Wrap: Henry Loses; Samuel Benched; Tosin Omitted; Moses, Emenike & Nura Missing
Published: October 31, 2017
Catch up on the performances of Nigerian players on match day four of the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday night.
Super Eagles striker Aaron Samuel watched proceedings from the bench in CSKA Moscow's come from behind 2-1 win against Basel at St. Jakob-Park (Basel).
Zuffi opened the scoring for the home team on 32 minutes, before second-half strikes from Dzagoev and Wernbloom sealed a win for the Muscovites.
Manchester United youngster Tosin Kehinde wasn't added to the B list before the Red Devils faced off with Benfica at Old Trafford.
Mile Svilar scored an own goal in the 45th minute to give United the lead, before Daley Blind converted a spot kick in the 78th minute as Mourinho's men maintained their one hundred percent record in the competition.
At the Stadio Olimpico in the Italian capital, Victor Moses (hamstring injury) and Nura Abdullahi (tactical decision) did not feature for Chelsea and Roma respectively.
A first-half brace from El Shaarawy and an additional tally from Perotti condemned the Premier League champions to their first defeat in Group C.
In the French capital, Anderlecht were hammered 5-0 by Ligue 1 moneybags Paris Saint Germain, with Nigeria international Henry Onyekuru starting for the third game running for the Belgian champions.
PSG led 2-0 at the break thanks to goals from Marco Verratti and Neymar, before Layvin Kurzawa grabbed the headlines with a hat-trick in the second half. Onyekuru subbed out after 79 minutes.
Emmanuel Emenike was not in Olympiakos 18-man squad against Barcelona at Stadio Georgios Karaiskáki. The match ended goalless.
Ifeanyi Emmanuel
Photo Credit : rsca.be
Super Eagles striker Aaron Samuel watched proceedings from the bench in CSKA Moscow's come from behind 2-1 win against Basel at St. Jakob-Park (Basel).
Zuffi opened the scoring for the home team on 32 minutes, before second-half strikes from Dzagoev and Wernbloom sealed a win for the Muscovites.
Manchester United youngster Tosin Kehinde wasn't added to the B list before the Red Devils faced off with Benfica at Old Trafford.
Mile Svilar scored an own goal in the 45th minute to give United the lead, before Daley Blind converted a spot kick in the 78th minute as Mourinho's men maintained their one hundred percent record in the competition.
At the Stadio Olimpico in the Italian capital, Victor Moses (hamstring injury) and Nura Abdullahi (tactical decision) did not feature for Chelsea and Roma respectively.
A first-half brace from El Shaarawy and an additional tally from Perotti condemned the Premier League champions to their first defeat in Group C.
In the French capital, Anderlecht were hammered 5-0 by Ligue 1 moneybags Paris Saint Germain, with Nigeria international Henry Onyekuru starting for the third game running for the Belgian champions.
PSG led 2-0 at the break thanks to goals from Marco Verratti and Neymar, before Layvin Kurzawa grabbed the headlines with a hat-trick in the second half. Onyekuru subbed out after 79 minutes.
Emmanuel Emenike was not in Olympiakos 18-man squad against Barcelona at Stadio Georgios Karaiskáki. The match ended goalless.
Ifeanyi Emmanuel
Photo Credit : rsca.be
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