Europa League Wrap : Onuachu, Echiejile, Ibe, Udoji Feature; Onazi, Fatai, Akanji, Olayinka Start

Find out how players of Nigerian descent fared for their respective clubs in Thursday night&rsquo;s Europa League action.<br /><br />Super Eagles left - back <b>Elderson Echiejile</b> played only 12 minutes of Monaco&rsquo;s 1 - 1 draw with Qarabag FK. Today&rsquo;s appearance at Tofiq B&#601;hramov ad&#305;na Respublika stadionu was his 27th appearance in Europe.<br /><br />In Group A, Celtic number 4 <b>Efe Ambrose</b> did not play in his team&rsquo;s 2 - 1 loss to Norwegians Molde at Celtic Park.<br /><br />England youth international <b>Jordon Ibe</b> netted the game - winner after 52 minutes in Liverpool&rsquo;s 1 - 0 win over Rubin Kazan in Russia. The winger went the distance.<br /><br />Danish champions FC Midtjylland suffered a heavy defeat in Italy, losing 5 - 0 to Napoli. <b>Paul Onuachu </b>worked 62 minutes shift in attack before he was replaced. Teammates <b>Rilwan Hassan </b>and <b>Babajide David</b> did not make the squad.<br /><br /><b>Chigozie Udoji </b>and Dinamo Minsk lost 2 - 1 at home to Villarreal. The midfielder was booked in the 22nd minute, then, replaced 12 minutes from time.<br /><br />Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk&rsquo;s Nigeria national - teamer <b>Michael Babatunde</b> has been registered for the competition but was not named in the squad for the trip to Saint-&eacute;tienne.<br /><br />In a game involving four players of Nigerian descent, Tottenham Hotspur had to dig deep before beating Anderlecht 2 - 1 at White Hart Lane.<br /><br /><b>Dele Alli </b>played for 77 minutes before he was replaced by England youth international <b>Josh Onomah</b>. For the Belgian team, <b>Stefano Okaka</b> played the full 90 while <b>Imoh Ezekiel </b>scored three minutes after he was introduced in the 69th minute.<br /><br />Swiss powerhouse Basel top Group I of the Europa League following their 2 - 0 success at Belenenses. Defender <b>Manuel Akanji </b>was on the pitch for the entire duration of the game.<br /><br />Sparta Prague striker <b>Kehinde Fatai </b>fired blanks in his team&rsquo;s 1 - 1 draw with Schalke 04. While he was replaced two minutes from time, Germany international <b>Dennis Aogo</b> played the full game for the German outfit.<br /><br />It is all but confirmed that Lazio will qualify for the knock out round after beating Rosenborg 2 - 0 at Lerkendal Stadion. Lazio number 23 <b>Eddy Onazi </b>went the distance in his 23rd appearance in Europe.<br /><br />The shock result of the night was Sk&euml;nderbeu Kor&ccedil;&euml;&rsquo;s 3 - 0 thrashing of Sporting Clube de Portugal. <b>Peter Olayinka </b>was in action for 90 minutes for the Albanian side. <br /><br />
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