UCL ROUND UP: Bassey, Onyedika, & Nusa suffer big losses; Sanusi helps Porto reach last 16; Osimhen Missing

nigeriasoccernet.com’s takes an outline of the UEFA Champions League matches involving Nigeria-eligible gamers on Wednesday, October 26.

Beginning with the sport on the San Siro. Fortune Bassey featured in Viktoria Plzen’s 4-0 away loss to Inter Milan. The Nigerian began up entrance in a 3-4-2-1 formation however was subbed off at halftime.

Targets from Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Edin Dzeko (2) and Romelu Lukaku had been sufficient to seal the Nerazzurri’s passage to the spherical of 16 forward of FC Barcelona and Viktoria Plzen.

Within the Group B sport between Membership Brugge and FC Porto, Zaidu Sanusi, Antonio Nusa and Raphael Onyedika all featured for his or her membership sides.

Nusa and Onyedika had been unable to save lots of Membership Brugge from a humiliating 4-0 dwelling defeat.

Mehdi Taremi opened the scoring for the guests within the thirty third minute, and it ensured they’d a one nil lead at halftime.

Within the fiftieth minute Ferran Jutgla missed his spot kick for Membership Brugge, earlier than Noa Lang additionally missed the retake.

Onyedika, who began and was in motion for 80 minutes, obtained booked within the 56th minute following a foul play on his opponent.

Membership Brugge had been punished as Evanilson added the second for Porto within the 57th minute and simply three minutes later, Stephen Eustaquio prolonged the lead for the Portuguese giants.

Taremi obtained his second and Porto’s fourth of the night time within the seventieth minute.

Within the 71st minute, Nusa was introduced on as a substitute for Andreas Olsen, whereas Sanusi’s night time was additionally over within the 77th minute after he got here off for Wendell.

Porto are one of many golf equipment by to the final sixteen after the fifth spherical of matches within the Champions Leaue.

On the Johan Cruijff ArenA, Calvin Bassey was unable to save lots of Ajax Amsterdam from falling to a 3-0 loss to Liverpool.

Bassey was on for all the period of the sport, making six clearances and two profitable tackles.

Targets from Mohamed Salah, Darwin Nunez and Harvey Elliot had been sufficient to ship the Dutch giants out of the UEFA champions league.

After which on the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium, Victor Osimhen was not in motion for Napoli of their 3-0 win over Rangers.

Giovanni Simeone’s brace and a Leo Ostigard second half purpose was sufficient to proceed Napoli’s excellent run within the champions league this season.