UEFA Youth League : Iwobi, Umar, Osawe, Awaziem Feature; Ekene, Ugbo, Abdullahi Missing

<b>Allnigeriasoccer.com </b>reviews the performances of players of Nigerian descent that were in action on game week five in the UEFA Youth League on Tuesday.<br /><br />We begin at the Mini Estadi (Barcelona), the venue of the meeting between Barcelona Under - 19s and Roma. The game ended three goals apiece, with the Italians recovering from a three - goal deficit.<br /><br />Striker <b>Sadiq Umar</b>, wearing the number 11 jersey, played the entirety of that game but fired blanks. Teammate <b>Nura Abdullahi&nbsp;</b> didn&rsquo;t make the roster.<br /><br />Over to the Stadyen Haradski (Borisov), <b>Ufumwen Osawe</b> hopped off the bench immediately after the intermission in Bayer Leverkusen&rsquo;s 1 - 1 draw away to BATE.<br /><br />The center forward has appeared three times in the UEFA Youth League but is still searching for his first goal in the competition. Teammate <b>Chinedu Ekene</b> was not involved in this one.<br /><br /><b>Ola Aina </b>and <b>Fikayo Tomori </b>lasted the distance in Chelsea&rsquo;s 4 - 0 rout of Maccabi Tel Aviv. England youth international <b>Ike Ugbo</b> made the subs bench and remained there for the whole game.<br /><br />Porto&rsquo;s <b>Chidozie Awaziem</b> played the full game for the Portuguese powerhouse in their surprise 1 - 0 loss to Dynamo Kiev at Centro de Treinos e Forma&ccedil;&atilde;o Desportiva PortoGaia (Vila Nova de Gaia).<br /><br />Nigeria international <b>Alex Iwobi </b>and <b>Aaron Eyoma</b> both made the starting line&nbsp; - up for Arsenal in their shock 2 - 1 loss to Dinamo Zagreb in Hertfordshire. They played the full game.<br />
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