Last weekend, we saw a host of Nigerian stars in action for their different club sides in Europe, with some putting up performances worthy of remembrance, while others would prefer to forget as soon as they can- perfect examples of such would be the red card Ahmed Musa received and the continuation of Vincent Enyeama’s unhappy start to life in the French Ligue 1.

Meanwhile, Nigerian forward, Peter Osaze Odemwingie was on hand to help West Bromwich Albion to victory in the English Premier League.  

Here is a review of how Nigerians in Europe performed at the weekend.

England

Stoke City 2 Fulham 0 (Britannia Stadium)
Fulham’s Dickson Etuhu was an 80th minute substitute for Danny Murphy as the Cottages suffered a 0-2 reverse at the Britannia.

Wigan 1 Bolton 3 (DW Stadium)
Victor Moses was on for all 90 minutes as his Wigan side crumbled to a humiliating loss at home to Bolton Wanderers.

Moses had a super game exemplified by great movements and mesmeric dribbles and almost scored on 64 minutes but saw his shot blocked.

Queens Park Rangers 1 Blackburn Rovers 1 (Loftus Road)
Under fire Blackburn manager, Steve Keane consigned Yakubu Aiyegbeni to the bench for all 90 minutes as this petered out to a 1-1 draw.

Chelsea 3 Everton 1 (Stamford Bridge)
John Mikel Obi started the game and was hooked after 77 minutes for the Frenchman, Nicolas Anelka as the Blues recorded an important 3-1 victory.

Long term injury casualty, Victor Anichebe was not listed by Everton.

West Bromwich Albion 2 Wolves 0 (The Hawthorns)
Peter Osaze Odemwingie shook off his disappointment while on international duty to score within minutes of coming on as a second half substitutes as the Baggies pinched important points at home.

Newcastle United 2 Tottenham 2 (St James’ Park)
Nigerian-born Shola Ameobi was the hero for the Geordies as his exquisitely taken strike, four minutes from time gave his side a share of the spoils.

Germany
SV Mainz 0 FC Augsburg 1 (Coface Arena)
Anthony Ujah was thrown in as a 66th minute substitute but his efforts were inadequate as his side went down 0-1 at home to Augsburg.

VfB Stuttgart 2 Hoffenheim 0 (Mercedes Benz Arena)
Chinedu Obasi Ogbuke was given the nod to start by the Hoffeinheim Manager, Holger Stanislawski against a powerful VfB side.

Obasi was substituted after 66 minutes after receiving a yellow card as his side went down 0-2.

Turkey
Sivasspor 0 Gaziantepspor 0 (Eylül Stadyumu)

Michael Eneramo played no part in this one as his Sivasspor teammates fired blanks against the dogged visitors.

Manisaspor 2 Karabukspor 1
Former Under23 captain, Isaac Promise was the hero for Manisaspor on Sunday when his double strike helped the modest Turkey Superlig outfit to a win over Karabukspor on Sunday.

Promise's goals came in each half of the game.

Italy
AC Milan 3 Palermo 0 (Stadio Guiseppe Meazza)
Taye Taiwo was an unused substitute for Milan as Massimiliano Allegri’s side cruised to a 3-0 success against Palermo.

Napoli 1 AC Parma 2 (Stadio San Paolo)
Dream Team V midfielder, Obiora Nwankwo continues to be ignored by AC Parma coach, Franco Colomba.

The midfielder was not listed but his teammates produced a big performance at the San Paolo to shock high flying Napoli 2-1.

Catania 2 Internazionale 1 (Stadio Angelo Massimino)
Inter’s Joel Obi was suspended following his sending off against Napoli earlier this month and was not part of the action.

In his absence, Inter fell to a 1-2 defeat against the unheralded Sicilians.

France
AJ Auxerre 1 OSC Lille Metropole 3 (Stade Abbe Deschamps)
Nigerian football fans continue to follow with horror, the fortunes of Super Eagles goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama at Lille this term.

The former Hapoel Tel Aviv shot stopper has yet to kick a competitive ball this season as coach Rudi Garcia continues to place his faith in Mickael Landreau.

Enyeama was on the bench for all 90 minutes at the Stade Abbey Deschamps as Lille recorded an impressive 3-1 victory against Auxerre.

Montpellier HSC 5 Dijon FCO 3 (Stade la Mosson)
John Utaka continues to show his worth as he put in yet another fine show to inspire his side to a big win in front of their supporters.

The forward was substituted on 77 minutes after picking up a booking early in the game.

Holland

PSV Eindhoven 1 Utrecht 0 (Ohilips Stadion)
Ola Toivonen’s 71st minute strike took PSV joint top but it was a bitter sweet night for Nigerian youngster, Rabiu Ibrahim who sat on the bench for all 90 minutes.

Feyenoord 4 VVV Venlo 0 (De Kuip Stadium)
The Nigerian contingent at Venlo suffered humiliation at the de Kuip Stadium as Feyenoord gave them a hiding.

Uche Nwofor, Michael Uchebo and Ahmed Musa were all part of the action on Sunday night.

Musa was given the marching orders shortly before half time to leave his teammates with a mountain to climb.

Belgium
OH Leuven 1 Westerlo 1 (Den Dreef)
Joseph Adams saw no part of the action as his Westerlo teammates pinched an important point at the Den Dreef.

Club Brugge 2 AA Gent 0 (Jan Breydelstadion)

Joseph Akpalla was thrown in as a 74th minute substitute as Brugge won 2-0 in front of their home supporters.

Russia
Spartak Moscow 2 Zenith Petersburg 2 (Luzhniki)
Emmanuel Emenike produced a powerful performance as he played from start to finish for Spartak Moscow in their entertaining 2-2 draw with Zenith St Petersburg.

Spartak were reduced to ten men after Nikolas Parejas received his marching orders shortly before half time.

Emenike led the line admirably with Spartak trailing 1-2 and played a huge part in Wellington’s equalizer 10 minutes from time.

Spain
Granada CF 0 Atlético Madrid 0 (Nuevos Los Carmenes)
Ikechukwu Uche started for Granada before being substituted in the 75th minute.

Three minutes before being hooked off, the former Real Zaragoza man came close with a super effort which was saved by the Atletico keeper.

Odion Ighalo was an unused substitute for Granada.