UEFA Champions League Wrap : Echiejile Scores First Goal In Five Years, Nosa Igiebor To Debut In Group Stage

<b>Nosa Igiebor</b><span class="body1">&rsquo;s</span> Maccabi Tel Aviv qualified for the UEFA Champions League group stage for the first time in 11 years on Tuesday night.<br /><br />The play - offs second leg tie against FC Basel finished 1 - 1 at Bloomfield Stadium but the Yellows are through to the next stage of the competition on away goals after drawing the first leg 2 - 2.<br /><br />Igiebor worked 70 minutes in midfield before he was replaced while Basel&rsquo;s <b>Manuel Akanji </b>did not feature.<br /><br />Monaco were knocked out of the Champions League despite their 2 - 1 victory against Valencia .<br /><br />Fifteen minutes from time, second half substitute <b>Elderson Echiejile </b>netted his first goal in the tournament since July 2010,&nbsp; but the Principality side were unable to score another goal that would have taken the contest into extra time.<br /><br />Scottish champions Celtic will not compete in the group stage after losing 4 - 3 on aggregate to Malmo. <b>Efe Ambrose </b>was an unused sub.<br /><br /><b>Ahmed Musa</b> (CSKA Moscow) and <b>Eddy Onazi </b>( Lazio) will find out on Wednesday night if their teams will join Maccabi Tel Aviv in the group stage.<br /><br /><br />
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