A few Nigerian footballers were in action on Tuesday, January 6 and Soccernet.ng presents the major talking points of the day.
UEFA Champions LeagueJose Mourinho suffered his first competitive defeat as head coach of Fenerbahce as his team stumbled to a 2-1 loss at LOSC Lille in the first leg of the 3rd qualifying round playoffs.
Nigerias Bright Osayi-Samuel, Fenebahces first-choice right-back, watched the proceedings from the bench as Turkeys Mert Muldur was preferred in the starting lineup.
Fenerbahce will have the chance to turn the tie around when the two teams meet in the return fixture next week at the ulker Stadyumu Fenerbahce Sukru Saracoglu Spor Kompleksi in Istanbul.
At the Arena Lublin in Poland, Cyriel Dessers scored a late equaliser as Glasgow Rangers battled to a 1-1 draw with Ukraines Dinamo Kyiv.
