Chukwueze, Lookman exit as Onyedika advances with Club Brugge

The variety of Nigerian gamers within the UEFA Champions League has lowered following the conclusion of Tuesday’s second-leg playoff fixtures.

Whereas Raphael Onyedika progressed with Membership Brugge, Samuel Chukwueze and Ademola Lookman noticed their Champions League campaigns come to an finish with AC Milan and Atalanta, respectively.

AC Milan fall brief in opposition to Feyenoord

AC Milan confronted a tricky problem at San Siro, needing to overturn a 1-0 first-leg deficit in opposition to Feyenoord.

Regardless of their finest efforts, the Rossoneri have been eradicated after a 1-1 draw, sending the Dutch facet by 2-1 on mixture.

Milan had a dream begin when Santiago Giménez tapped in a objective simply 36 seconds into the match, capitalising on a well-executed brief nook routine.

The early momentum noticed the hosts dominate possession and create a number of possibilities, however poor ending from Rafael Leão, Tijjani Reijnders, João Félix, and Theo Hernández proved expensive.

Feyenoord with their persistence bought an equaliser within the 73rd minute when substitute Julián Carranza headed residence an Igor Paixão cross, sealing Milan’s destiny.

Chukwueze was launched within the 83rd minute in an try and spark a late comeback, however Feyenoord’s resolute protection held agency.

The consequence marked Milan’s second elimination by the hands of a Dutch membership in Champions League historical past, having beforehand misplaced the 1995 remaining to Ajax.

Lookman crumbles with Atalanta

Atalanta’s hopes of reaching the following spherical have been dashed in Bergamo as Membership Brugge delivered a medical efficiency, securing a 3-1 victory and a 5-2 mixture win.

The Serie A facet wanted to overturn a 2-1 first-leg deficit, however defensive frailties proved expensive.

Onyedika and his Membership Brugge teammates capitalised on counter-attacks, punishing Atalanta 3 times earlier than Lookman, who began on the bench, was launched to supply attacking reinforcement.

After pulling one again simply 35 seconds into the second half, Lookman had an opportunity to additional scale back the deficit from the penalty spot, however his effort was saved, successfully sealing Atalanta’s exit from the competitors.

Different outcomes

In different Champions League playoff motion, Bayern Munich prevented additional time in opposition to Celtic because of a stoppage-time objective from Alphonso Davies, securing a 3-2 mixture win. In the meantime, Benfica progressed on the expense of Monaco after an exciting 3-3 attract Lisbon, advancing 4-3 on mixture.

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With Chukwueze and Lookman out, Onyedika together with the Bayer Leverkusen duo of Victor Boniface and Nathan Tella are the final Tremendous Eagles gamers standing within the match forward of the Spherical of 16