UEFA Champions League Wrap : Ideye & Igiebor Go The Distance; Mikel & Simon Benched
<b>Allnigeriasoccer.com</b> rounds up the latest action for players of Nigerian descent in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday night.<br /><br /><b>Alex Iwobi </b>was
not part of the Arsenal side that thrashed Dinamo Zagreb 3 - 0 at the
Emirates. Instead, he represented the Under 19s squad in the UEFA Youth
League on the same day.<br /><br />At the Allianz-Arena (München), <b>Brown Ideye </b>was
involved for Greek champions Olympiakos in their 4 - 0 loss to Bayern
Munich. While the Nigeria international lasted the distance, <b>David Alaba</b> did not feature for the Germans.<br /><br /><b>Nosa Igiebor </b>returned
to the Maccabi Tel Aviv starting line - up but could not prevent the
Israeli champions from suffering a 4 - 0 loss to Chelsea. He played the
full game.<br /><br /><b>John Obi Mikel </b>still has to wait to make his
57th appearance in the Champions League, as he was not in action at the
Sammy Ofer Stadium, though he made the subs bench.<br /><br />Belgian
champions Gent have jumped to second position in the Group H standings
after upsetting Olympique Lyonnais ( 2 - 1) at the Stade de Gerland. <b>Moses Simon</b> remained on the bench throughout the contest.
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