Europa League Wrap : Onuachu Shocks Man United; Hassan, Alli, Ideye & Okaka Start; Onomah, Ezekiel & Akanji Benched
Seven players of Nigerian descent were in action in the Europa League on Thursday night.<br /><br />We start off at the MCH Arena, where FC Midtjylland took on English Premiership giants Manchester United.<br /><br /><b>Rilwan Hassan</b> played his first competitive game for the Wolves, lasting 67 minutes on the pitch before he was replaced. Teammate <b>Paul Onuachu </b>scored the match-winner in the 77th minute, 17 minutes after he was introduced. It ended 2-1.<br /><br />Tottenham Hotspur have a good chance of qualifying for the next round after playing out a 1-1 draw with Fiorentina at the Stadio Artemio Franchi (Firenze).<br /><br />England midfielder <b>Dele Alli</b> started and played the entirety of the game while<b> Josh Onomah</b> was on the bench.<br /><br /><b>Stefano Chuka Okaka</b> went the distance as Anderlecht grinded out a 1-0 win against<b> Brown Ideye</b>’s Olympiakos. The Nigeria international played the full game. <b>Imoh Ezekiel</b> was on the bench for the Belgians.<br /><br />Switzerland youth international <b>Manuel Akanji </b>was on the bench for Basel’s 3-2 loss to Saint-étienne at Stade Geoffroy-Guichard.<br /><br />England youth-teamer <b>Jordon Ibe </b>was substituted on in the 81st minute of Liverpool’s goalless draw at Augsburg. <b>Tiago Ilori </b>and <b>Sheyi Ojo</b> did not make the English team’s 18-man squad.<br /><br /><b>Kehinde Fatai</b> started and played for 89 minutes as Sparta Prague defeated their Russian opponents Krasnodar 1-0.<br /><br />Super Eagles vice-captain <b>Eddy Onazi </b>failed to make Lazio’s squad against Galatasaray (1-1).<br />
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