The Nigeria international has struggled to find a foothold in the Belgian side, but is slowly returning to his best
Soccernet.ng understands that Royal Antwerp Cidera Ejuk will make their full club debut in the UEFA Champions League tonight when they take on Barcelona at the Bozylstadion in Durne.
Antwerp have already been eliminated from the competition after losing all five matches, and are at the bottom of a group that also includes Porto and Shakhtar Donetsk.
Ejuke came on as a substitute in three of these matches, playing only 74 minutes in the defeats against Porto (home and away) and against Shakhtar Donetsk.
The Super Eagles star struggled to find his place when Antwerp faced Porto twice in October and early November.
But he was by far the Reds’ best player when he came on as a half-time substitute in the 1-0 defeat to Shakhtar Donetsk.
Antwerp tried in vain to equalize, and in this fifth match, Ijuk achieved the third best dribbling statistics in Europe.
The former CSKA Moscow has scored two goals in his last three league matches and, according to Gva, Antwerp manager Marc van Bommel is ready to hand him the starting jersey in the Champions League. thing.
Barcelona have already secured a place in the knockout stages of Europe’s top club competition, and if they can avoid defeat against Antwerp, they will finish first in their group.
However, Royal Antwerp will be hoping to make a splash in their first Champions League appearance, with coach Mark van Bommel expected to field his best team to beat the Spanish visitors.
In addition, if they can avoid defeat against Shakhtar Donetsk, Zaidu Sanusi and Porto will be included in Barcelona’s next match.
Peter Olayinka’s Red Star Belgrade will host Manchester City, looking to inflict the champions’ first defeat of the competition.
Samuel Chukwueze and AC Milan are Newcastle’s guests. Both teams need wins to have a chance of overcoming second-placed PSG and progressing to the knockout stages alongside Borussia Dortmund.
