The 2024/25 UEFA Champions League will see with several Nigerian players set to feature prominently for their respective clubs.

This season introduces a new format, where the traditional group stage has been replaced by a single league table comprising 36 teams.

Nigerians in the UEFA Champions League 2024/25

Victor Boniface and Nathan Tella (Bayer Leverkusen)
Club: Bayer Leverkusen, Germany

William Carvalho (R) challenges Victor Boniface. (Photo by Christof Koepsel/Getty Images)

Fixtures:

Home: Inter Milan, AC Milan, Salzburg, Sparta Prague
Away: Liverpool, Atletico Madrid, Feyenoord, Brest

Ademola Lookman (Atalanta)
Club: Atalanta, Italy

Ademola Lookman. (Photo by Mateusz Slodkowski/Getty Images)

Fixtures:

Home: Real Madrid, Arsenal, Celtic, Sturm Graz
Away: Barcelona, Shakhtar Donetsk, Young Boys, Stuttgart

Samson Tijani (RB Leipzig)
Club: RB Leipzig, Germany

Samson Tijani. (Photo by Hans Peter Lottermoser/SEPA.Media /Getty Images)

Fixtures:

Home: Sturm Graz, Atletico Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain, Dinamo Zagreb
Away: Real Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Feyenoord, Sparta Prague

Raphael Onyedika (Club Brugge)
Club: Club Brugge, Belgium

Club’s Raphael Onyedika during a soccer match between Club Brugge KV and KV Mechelen. (Photo by TOM GOYVAERTS/BELGA MAG/AFP via Getty Images)

Fixtures:

Home: Borussia Dortmund, Juventus, Sporting Lisbon, Aston Villa
Away: Manchester City, AC Milan, Celtic, Sturm Graz

Peter Olayinka (Red Star Belgrade)
Club: Red Star Belgrade, Serbia

Fixtures:

Home: Stuttgart, PSV Eindhoven, Barcelona, Inter Milan
Away: Monaco, Young Boys, AC Milan, Inter Milan

Victor Olatunji (Sparta Prague)
Club: Sparta Prague, Czech Republic

Fixtures:

Home: Inter Milan, Atletico Madrid, RB Salzburg, Brest
Away: Manchester City, Bayer Leverkusen, Feyenoord, Stuttgart

Zachary Athekame (Young Boys)
Club: Young Boys, Switzerland

Fixtures:

Home: Inter Milan, Atalanta, Red Star Belgrade, Aston Villa
Away: Barcelona, Shakhtar Donetsk, Celtic, Stuttgart.