Champions League Wrap : Iwobi Helps Arsenal Secure Win; Iheanacho Benched Again; Alaba Plays Full Game; Akpom, Adarabioyo Absent

Rundown of how players of Nigerian descent fared in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday night. <br /><br />At the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal continued their impressive start to the season with a 2-0 win over FC Basel. Super Eagles starlet <b>Alex Iwobi</b> helped the Gunners secure the win and logged 70 minutes before he was substituted. <br /><br />England U21 international <b>Chuba Akpom</b>, <b>Aaron Eyoma</b> and <b>Tolaji Bola</b>, who have been registered via the B list, were not involved for the Gunners, while Basel defender <b>Manuel Akanji</b> was left out of the squad by the Swiss outfit. <br /><br />Elsewhere, Celtic became the first team to stop Manchester City from winning this season after they were held to a 3-3 draw in Glasgow. <br /><br />For the second game running, <b>Kelechi Iheanacho</b> was a non-playing substitute. Teammate <b>Tosin Adarabioyo </b>was in action for the Citizens U19 squad in the UEFA Youth League this evening and did not feature for the first team.<br /><br />Nigeria international defender <b>Efe Ambrose</b> has not been registered by Celtic for the group stages of the Champions League.<br /><br />Austria star <b>David Alaba</b> started and played the full game but could not prevent Bayern Munich from losing 1-0 to Atl&eacute;tico Madrid at Estadio Vicente Calder&oacute;n.<br /><br />Ifeanyi Emmanuel <br /><br />Photo Credit : arsenal.com<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />
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