Champions League: Osimhen, Lookman, Onyedika set for Nigerian clashes
Nigerian football stars Victor Osimhen, Ademola Lookman, and Raphael Onyedika are set to clash in the UEFA Champions League league phase. Read More: https://punchng.com/champions-league-osimhen-lookman-onyedika-set-for-nigerian-clashes/
Four Nigerian footballers - Victor Osimhen, Ademola Lookman, Raphael Onyedika, and Zaidu Sanusi - are set to face off against each other in the league phase of the 2026/27 UEFA Champions League, according to PUNCH Sports Extra. The league phase draw, which took place in Monaco on Thursday, resulted in several high-profile match-ups among Europe's biggest clubs.
Osimhen, Lookman, and Onyedika will compete against each other as Galatasaray, Atletico Madrid, and Stuttgart respectively. Sanusi, who plays for FC Porto, will not face any of the other Nigerian players during the league phase.
Atletico Madrid, who were placed in Pot 1, will host Bayern Munich, Manchester United, Fenerbahce, and Viking in their league phase fixtures. They will also travel to face Liverpool, PSV Eindhoven, Bodo/Glimt, and Onyedika's Stuttgart. Porto, who are in Pot 2, will host Manchester City, PSV Eindhoven, Napoli, and Slavia Prague, with their away fixtures against Liverpool, Real Betis, Feyenoord, and LASK.
Galatasaray, in Pot 3, will host Barcelona, Aston Villa, Feyenoord, and Stuttgart, with their away matches against Paris Saint-Germain, Sporting CP, Lille, and AEK Athens.
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