Slavia Prague of Czech Republic striker, Peter Olayinka will get a second opportunity to send two more Super Eagles’ players packing from the UEFA Europa League, following his team’s placement alongside Glasgow Rangers of Scotland in Friday’s draw, megasportsaena.com gathered.
So soon after plaing all 90 minutes in the away fixture that saw Prague shock Wilfred Onyinyen Ndidi and Kelechi Iheanacho’s Leicester City of England on Thursday, Olayinka will aim for a repeat performance versus Ranges, who have Joe Aribo and Leon Aderemi Balogun in their fold.
While Shola Shoretire will aim for another record with Manchester United, for which he became their youngest player ever to feature in European competition this past Thursday and will aim for a better outing versus AC Milan of Italy, Olayinka will tango Aribo and Balogun in the round of 16.
Balogun and Aribo’s Rangers booked their place in the last 16 with an emphatic win over Royal Antwerp, while Olayinka’s Prague got their first win on English soil by beating Leicester 2-0 on Thursday.
Same night, Shoretire played as a second half substitute for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side and helped United cruise into the draw with a 4-0 aggregate win over Real Sociedad of Spain, sequel to which Friday’s draw put Zlatan Ibrahimovic against his former club after overcoming Red Star Belgrade.
Bukayo Saka, who got an exquisite assist on Thursday, will join Arsenal in search of revenge against Olympiakos of Greece, after losing to the Greek side on away goals in last season’s round of 32, while Dele Alli’s North London outfit, Tottenham Hotspur will travel to Dinamo Zagreb.
