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to their pre-match boast, the Super Eagles of Nigeria matched their
star-studded Catalan opponent strength for strength in Wednesday’s international
friendly played in Catalonia, Spain.
The match, which ended 1-1 saw the
Nigerian team with mainly home-based players in the first half, holding their
own against the homers, who paraded top Barcelona FC stars as Victor Valdes,
Xavi Hernandez, Carlos Puyol, Gerard Pique, Sergio Busquets, Jordi Alba, Martin
Montoya, Sergio Roberto, Christian Tello and Marc Bartra.
The Nigerians conceded an early goal
through a penalty in the third minute, but equalized in the 54th minutes
through Portland Timbers player, Bright Dike.
The Catalan giants also paraded seven
professionals from Espanyol in yesterday’s game against the Eagles.
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