Women Champions League Round - Up : Ogonna Chukwudi, Sarah Michael & Aluko Hit Target; Oshoala, Nwabuoku, Ebi Crash Out
Find out how Nigerian players got on for their respective clubs in Wednesday night’s UEFA Women’s Champions League games.<br /><br />We begin at the Mini Estadi, where Bacelona hosted Biik Kazygurt. Super Falcons skipper <b>Evelyn Nwabuoku</b> and <b>Charity Adule</b> both started but got replaced in the 63rd and 53rd minutes respectively. The Spanish side won 4-0 and are through to the next round.<br /><br />The news was better at the Behrn Arena (örebro). Nigeria internationals <b>Ogonna Chukwudi</b> and <b>Sarah Michael </b>both made the startling line - up for the Swedish side against PAOK and justified their inclusion by hitting target.<br /><br />In the 5 - 0 rout of the Greek club, Sarah Michael opened the floodgates in the 10th minute before Ogonna Chukwudi netted her team’s fourth goal five minutes out of intermission. <br /><br />Michael subbed out in the 79th minute, 19 minutes after her compatriot was replaced. <br /><br /><b>Chichi Igbo</b> and Danish outfit Fortuna Hjørring are through to the last 16 on the heels of their 6 - 0 aggregate win over Minsk.<br /><br />The Super Falcon started the game but was substituted seven minutes out of intermission. Minsk’s Nigerian trio <b>Onome Ebi</b>,<b> Uchechi Sunday </b>and<b> Gift Otuwe</b> lasted the distance but the last two got yellow - carded in the 90th minute.<br /><br /><b>Asisat Oshoala </b>and Liverpool have ended their campaign in the Champions League after losing 1 - 0 at home to Brescia at Select Security Stadium.<br /><br />In her first start for The Reds since the last three months, the current best player in Africa fired blanks despite playing the full game.<br /><br />Newly signed PSG defender <b>Ngozi Ebere</b> is still waiting to make her competitive debut for the French powerhouse. Against Olimpia Universitatea, the former Rivers Angels star was an unused sub. PSG won 9 - 0 tonight.<br /><br />At the Excelsior Stadium, <b>Eniola Aluko</b> played 75 minutes as Chelsea thrashed Glasgow City 3 - 0 to qualify for the next round. <br /><br />Photo Credit : svenskfotboll.se<br />
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