The 2019/20 UEFA Champions League will resumed on Friday 7 August after the Coronavirus-19 forced UEFA to temporarily suspend Europe’s flagship club competition back in March.
RB Leipzig and PSG have already booked their semifinals tickets whilst Bayern Munich play FC Barcelona on Friday night for a place in the last eight. Manchester City and Lyon meet on Sunday for another quarterfinal battle.
But in this piece SPORTSWorldGhana.com focus on the only two African players remaining in the competition so far as reigning champions Mohammed Salah and Sadio Mane failed to advanced past the Round of 16 this season as well as Thomas Partey’s Atletico Madrid who went out of the competition on Thursday after a 2-1 loss against Bundesliga side RB Leipzig.
Riyad Mahrez, 29 years, Manchester City – Algeria
Mahrez and Manchester City defeated Real Madrid back to back in the Round of 16 with the same scoreline of 2-1 and now the team of Pep Guardiola face Ligue 1 side Olympique Lyon in the quarterfinals.
The Algerian has scored once in the competition this season in seven matches and is in the squad for Friday’s showdown at the Etihad.
Amadou Haidara, 22 years , RB Leipzig- Mali
The former Red Bull Salzburg midfielder has appeared in 7 games for the German side playing exactly 260 minutes in the Champions League this season. Haidara replaced Cristopher Nkunku in the 83rd minute as Leipzig shocked Atletico Madrid with a 2-1 defeat on Thursday to reach the last eight.
