The 2025-25 European club competitions resumed this week with fresh round of fixtures across the UEFA Champions League, Europa League, and UEFA Conference League.
While the UCL and Europa League moved into their fifth matchday, match-day four actions resumed in the Conference League.
For the Nigerian players involved, it was a week of contrasting fortunes as some produced remarkable performances for their clubs, while others struggled to help their clubs to favorable results.
In this article, SportPremi highlights the Nigerian performances across European club competitions this past week;
UEFA Champions League
Lookman shines, Onyedika’s Brugge lose and Osimhen missing for Galatasaray
Super Eagles forward Ademola Lookman returned to the scoresheet with an inspiring performance for Atalanta in their 3-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt on Wednesday.
The former African footballer of the year opened his European account for the season with the opener and assisted the second as La Dea recorded their third win in five matches.
They also moved closer to the knockout stages ahead of their three remaining matches and will head into their weekend clash against Fiorentina in full confidence.
Elsewhere, Raphael Onyedika played the entire 90 minutes but could not help Club Brugge avoid a 3-0 defeat to Sporting Lisbon.
The Nigerian midfielder received a caution in the 20th minute of the clash as the Belgian side drop to 26th in the standings.
The Blue Blacks must quickly bounce back if they are to secure a spot in the knockout rounds of the competition.
Victor Osimhen, on the other hand, was absent as Galatasaray were defeated 1-0 by Union Saint-Gilloise to halt their winning streak in the UCL.
The Nigerian striker suffered an injury on international duty and has missed the last two matches for the Turkish champions.
The 26-year-old should return for their next European clash, as they battle it out with other teams to reach the knockout rounds.
Europa League
Iheanacho returns, Moffi struggles
Celtic named Kelechi Iheanacho in the match-day squad for the first time in over a month for in their 3-1 win at Feyenoord, their first European away win since 2021.
The Super Eagles forward did not feature in the clash, but his return will boost the Hoops.
In Portugal, Terem Moffi and Nice suffered a 3-0 defeat against Porto, as their struggles in Europe continued.
The French club remain rooted to the standings after losing all their five matches and it will take only a miracle for them to qualify for the knockout rounds.
Elsewhere, Nottingham Forest continued their impressive European form with a 3-0 win over Malmo.
Nigerian duo Taiwo Awoniyi and Ola Aina are both close to a return to action from injury.
Conference League
Uzoho stars, Uche no-show
Francis Uzoho could have placed himself back in contention for a recall for the Super Eagles with an inspiring display for Omonia Nicosia.
The Cyprus club claimed their first win of the Europa League campaign with a 2-0 result over Dynamo Kyiv.
Uzoho was very impressive and made four saves as he recorded his first clean sheet in the league phase.
Elsewhere, Christantus Uche was overlooked once again by Oliver Glasner as Crystal Palace lost 2-1 at Strasbourg.
The English side took the lead, before the French outfit completed a second half comeback to claim the victory.
Uche’s underwhelming loan spell at Palace continued and he could be set for an early return to his parent club, Getafe in January.
