Catch up on players of Nigerian descent that were in action for their respective teams in the Europa League on Thursday night.<br /><br />After losing their first four games in Group E, Dinamo Minsk had to wait until game week five before picking up their first win in this season&rsquo;s competition after they beat Viktoria Plze&aring;&circ; in Minsk.<br /><br />Former Bulgaria youth international <b>Chigozie Udoji</b> lasted the distance at the&nbsp; Borisov Arena for the team from Belarus.<br /><br />At the Italian capital, neither <b>Eddy Onazi </b>and <b>Michael Babatunde</b> were in action for their respective teams as Lazio beat Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 3 - 1. Lazio are through to the next round of the competition while the Ukrainians have crashed out.<br /><br />Sk&euml;nderbeu Kor&ccedil;&euml; (Albania) and <b>Peter Olayinka</b> will not compete in the last 32 after suffering a 2 - 0 defeat at the hands of Besiktas. Their Nigerian striker played the full game.<br /><br />Switzerland youth international <b>Manuel Akanji </b>was not in FC Basel&rsquo;s 18 - man squad for their clash at St. Jakob-Park against Fiorentina. It ended 2 - 2.<br /><br />Three players of Nigerian descent in the shape of <b>Elderson Echiejile</b>, <b>Imoh Ezekiel</b> and <b>Stefano Okaka</b> were in action in the game between Monaco and Anderlecht but none lasted the distance.<br /><br />Left back Echiejile came on in the 85th minute, with the outcome of the game already decided, 2 - 0 in favour of the Belgians. Okaka started for the Jupiler League side but was replaced in the 84th minute, while Imoh hopped off the bench in the 65th minute<br /><br />In the same Group J, Tottenham Hotspur have qualified for the knock out stages, thanks to their 1 - 0 win over Qarabag in Baku.<br /><br />Three Lions midfielder <b>Dele Alli </b>played the full game while England youth - teamer <b>Josh Onomah</b> was introduced in the first minute of second - half injury time.<br /><br />Another English team through to the next round are Liverpool, who beat Bordeaux 2 -1 at Anfield. <b>Jordon Ibe</b> started for the Reds, was yellow - carded in the 62nd minute, then replaced in stoppage time.<br /><br />Ex Flying Eagles star <b>Kehinde Fatai</b> assisted Sparta Prague beat Asteras Tripolis 1 - 0 in the Czech Republic . He was replaced ten minutes from time.<br /><br /><b>Efe Ambrose</b> was an unused substitute in Celtic&rsquo;s 2 - 1 loss to Ajax Amsterdam in Glasgow.&nbsp; The Scottish club will not be one of the teams in the draw for the knock out round.<br /><br />Finally at the Pepsi Arena in Warsaw, Legia Warsaw struggled to beat Danish champions FC Midtjylland. 1 - 0. Dream Team VI striker <b>Paul Onuachu</b> featured off the bench for 54 minutes.<br /><br />Photo Credit : sparta.cz<br />