Nigerian duo, Ademola Lookman and Raphael Onyedika will clash in the UEFA Champions League after their teams, Atalanta and Club Brugge were drawn to face each other in the play-off round of the competition.
The playoff draw was conducted at the UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland on Friday afternoon.
Atalanta earned a place in the play-off after playing out a 2-2 draw against Barcelona at the Nou Camp on Wednesday.
Lookman missed the thrilling encounter due to a knee injury.
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Belgian Pro League champions Club Brugge also secured qualification despite losing 3-1 to Manchester City.
Onyedika scored club Brugge’s only goal of the game.
The first legs of the knockout play-off round take place on February 11-12 with the return legs a week later.
The eight winners from the play-offs will meet the teams who finished in the top eight from the initial league phase in the last-16, where the familiar theme of knockout rounds will run all the way to the final.
By Adeboye Amosu