Champions League Wrap : Emenike Scores; Nwakaeme, Ideye, Bala, Kalu Work 90-Min Shift; Efe, Uwa Missing, Fatai Benched

Champions League Wrap : Emenike Scores; Nwakaeme, Ideye, Bala, Kalu Work 90-Min Shift; Efe, Uwa Missing, Fatai Benched

Catch up on the performances of players of Nigerian descent in the UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round, Game 2 on Wednesday. <br /><br />Fenerbah&ccedil;e S.K. bid farewell to the competition after losing 3-1 to Monaco at the&nbsp; Stade Louis II, with former Nigeria international <b>Emmanuel Emenike </b>working a ninety-minute shift for the Turkish Super Lig team.<br /><br />The Yellow Canaries number 29 struck in the 53rd minute, his third goal in Europe this term, to reduce the deficit to 2-1. Super Eagles left fullback <b>Elderson Echiejile</b> was not in Monaco&rsquo;s squad for this one. <br /><br />Over to the Arthur Vasermil Stadium (Be&rsquo;&eacute;r Sh&eacute;va), three Nigerians were on parade as Hapoel Beer Sheva pulled off one of the biggest upsets in the competition this season by beating Greek champs Olympiakos 1-0.<br /><br /><b>John Ogu</b>, <b>Anthony Nwakaeme</b> (both Hapoel Beer Sheva) and <b>Brown Ideye </b>(Olympiakos) went the distance. The Israelis qualified 1-0 on aggregate. <br /><br />At the Pepsi Arena in Warsaw, AS Trencin played out a goalless draw with Legia Warsaw but crashed out of the competition after losing 1-0 to the Polish team last week.<br /><br />Super Eagles left back <b>Kingsley Madu </b>is away on international duty, so was unavailable for selection. <br /><br />Teammates <b>Maduka Udeh</b>, <b>Aliko Bala</b> and <b>Samuel Kalu</b> all started for the Slovakian champions. Udeh subbed out in the 90th minute.<br /><br /><b>Efe Ambrose</b> was not named in Celtic&rsquo;s 18-man squad against Astana. The Premiership champions won 2-1 to book their place in the next round. <br /><br /><b>Sodiq Atanda</b> started and played 88 minutes of Partizani Tirana&rsquo;s 2-0 loss at Salzburg at the Red Bull Arena (Wals-Siezenheim).<br /><br />Former Flying Eagles star <b>Kehinde Fatai</b> remained on the bench for the entire duration of the game as Sparta Prague lost 2-0 to Steaua Bucureşti at the Arena Naţională .<br /><br />Ifeanyi Emmanuel<br /><br />Photo Credit : fenerbahce.org<br />
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