UEFA Champions League Wrap : Ideye Shines, Iwobi Debuts And Igiebor Returns

Arsenal have a mountain to climb in their bid of qualifying for the knock out rounds of the Champions League after losing 5 - 1 to German champions Bayern Munich.

David Alaba put in a strong outing in defense and scored the Bundesliga side’s third goal in the 44th minute, with a curling shot from outside the box before setting up Robben for the fourth goal.

While the Austria international went the distance, manager Arsene Wenger handed Super Eagles invitee Alex Iwobi  his Champions League debut after he came on in the 84th minute.

Out - of - favour Super Eagles forward Brown Ideye played the entirety of Olympiakos 2 - 1 win against Dinamo Zagreb at Stadio Georgios Karaiskáki. He logged an assist in the 65th minute.

Nosa Igiebor played his first game for about two months after he came off the bench eight minutes from time in Maccabi Tel Aviv’s 3 - 1 loss at home to Porto.

Super Eagles winger Moses Simon went unused in Gent’s surprise 1 - 0 win over Valencia.

Finally at Stamford Bridge, John Obi Mikel was a spectator in Chelsea’s 2 - 1 win against Dynamo Kiev.