European Football governing body has set new rules for its Club competition which will take effect from next season.

Players will be able to represent two different clubs in the same European cup competition from next season after governing body Uefa changed its rules.

As it stands, January signings cannot play for a second club in the Champions League or Europa League if they have already featured in that competition.

A fourth substitute will be allowed in extra time of knockout ties, while 12 substitutes can be named in the finals.

Some Champions League group games will kick off earlier – at 17:55 BST/GMT.

What’s changed?
Registering new players:

A club may register three new eligible players without any restrictions after the group stage.

“This is in line with the existing regulatory situation in the different domestic leagues, which does not impose restrictions on the eligibility for competitions of players registered for a new club during the winter transfer window,” said Uefa.

This season, Barcelona are not able to select Philippe Coutinho for their Champions League knockout ties because he featured earlier in the competition for Liverpool.

Striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang cannot play for Arsenal in their Europa League campaign because they were in the same competition as Borussia Dortmund, for whom he played in the Champions League before Christmas.

The Gunners are able to pick Henrikh Mkhitaryan because his old club Manchester United were still in the Champions League when he moved, and not the Europa League. Similarly, Alexis Sanchez, who moved to United in a swap deal with Mkhitaryan, can play as Arsenal are not in the same competition as them.

Kick-off times:

As it stands, all Champions League games kick off at 19:45 BST/GMT, although Uefa can make exceptions to this rule.

Staggered kick-off times will be introduced as standard next season.

In the group stage there will be two matches played on the Tuesday, and two on the Wednesday, kicking off at 17:55 BST/GMT.

All fixtures on the last matchday will be played simultaneously.

The rest of the matches, including all the knockout ties, will kick off at 20:00 BST/GMT.

Europa League matches from the group stage until the last 16 will kick off at 17:55 and 20:00. The quarter-finals, semi-finals and final will all kick off at 20:00.

Substitutes:

A fourth substitute may be introduced in knockout matches – but only during extra time. This will not affect the other three substitutions.

Teams contesting the Champions League and Europa League finals, plus the Uefa Super Cup, can name a matchday squad of 23 players instead of the 18 allowed in the rest of the competition.

“This gives clubs and, in particular, coaches more flexibility regarding substitutes, and facilitate their squad management for the most important fixture of the season,” Uefa said.

The Super Eagles of Nigeria will take on Poland in an international friendly match as part of their preparation towards the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The game will hold on Friday, March 23 in Wraclow, Poland

Goalkeepers: francis Uzoho (Deportivo La Coruna, Spain); Ikechukwu Ezenwa (Enyimba FC); Daniel Akpeyi (Chippa United, South Africa)

Defenders: Abdullahi Shehu (Bursaspor FC, Turkey); Tyronne Ebuehi (Ado Den Haag, The Netherlands); Olaoluwa Aina (Hull City, England); Elderson Echiejile (Cercle Brugge KSV, Belgium); Brian Idowu (Amkar Perm, Russia); Chidozie Awaziem (Nantes FC, France); William Ekong (Bursaspor FC, Turkey); Leon Balogun (FSV Mainz 05, Germany); Kenneth Omeruo (Kasimpasa FC, Turkey); Stephen Eze (Lokomotiv Plovdiv, Bulgaria)

Midfielders: Mikel John Obi (Tianjin Teda, China); Ogenyi Onazi (Trabzonspor FC, Turkey); Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City, England); Oghenekaro Etebo (Las Palmas, Spain); John Ogu (Hapoel Be’er Sheva, Israel); Uche Agbo (Standard Liege, Belgium); Joel Obi (Torino FC, Italy)

Forwards: Ahmed Musa (CSKA Moscow, Russia); Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City, England); Moses Simon (KAA Gent, Belgium); Victor Moses (Chelsea FC, England); Odion Ighalo (Changchun Yatai, China); Alex Iwobi (Arsenal FC, England); Junior Ajayi (Al Ahly, Egypt); Gabriel Okechukwu (Akwa United) .

The Super Eagles team will be lodged at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Wroclaw. They been grouped alongside Argentina, Croatia and first-timers Iceland in the 2018 Fifa World Cup in Russia.

The Super Eagles will take on another World Cup bound team, Serbia at the Hive in London four days later. Some of the early arrivals at the camp include William Troost-Ekong, Alex Iwobi, Ola Aina, Tyronne Ebuehi, Brian Idowu and Leon Balogun, Francis Uzoho, Elderson Echiejile, Stephen Eze, Joel Obi, Shehu Abdullahi, John Ogu, Moses Simon and Kenneth Omeruo.

The Super Eagles of Nigeria will take on Poland in an international friendly match as part of their preparation towards the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The game will hold on Friday, March 23 in Wraclow, Poland

Goalkeepers: francis Uzoho (Deportivo La Coruna, Spain); Ikechukwu Ezenwa (Enyimba FC); Daniel Akpeyi (Chippa United, South Africa)

Defenders: Abdullahi Shehu (Bursaspor FC, Turkey); Tyronne Ebuehi (Ado Den Haag, The Netherlands); Olaoluwa Aina (Hull City, England); Elderson Echiejile (Cercle Brugge KSV, Belgium); Brian Idowu (Amkar Perm, Russia); Chidozie Awaziem (Nantes FC, France); William Ekong (Bursaspor FC, Turkey); Leon Balogun (FSV Mainz 05, Germany); Kenneth Omeruo (Kasimpasa FC, Turkey); Stephen Eze (Lokomotiv Plovdiv, Bulgaria)

Midfielders: Mikel John Obi (Tianjin Teda, China); Ogenyi Onazi (Trabzonspor FC, Turkey); Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City, England); Oghenekaro Etebo (Las Palmas, Spain); John Ogu (Hapoel Be’er Sheva, Israel); Uche Agbo (Standard Liege, Belgium); Joel Obi (Torino FC, Italy)

Forwards: Ahmed Musa (CSKA Moscow, Russia); Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City, England); Moses Simon (KAA Gent, Belgium); Victor Moses (Chelsea FC, England); Odion Ighalo (Changchun Yatai, China); Alex Iwobi (Arsenal FC, England); Junior Ajayi (Al Ahly, Egypt); Gabriel Okechukwu (Akwa United) .

The Super Eagles team will be lodged at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Wroclaw. They been grouped alongside Argentina, Croatia and first-timers Iceland in the 2018 Fifa World Cup in Russia.

The Super Eagles will take on another World Cup bound team, Serbia at the Hive in London four days later. Some of the early arrivals at the camp include William Troost-Ekong, Alex Iwobi, Ola Aina, Tyronne Ebuehi, Brian Idowu and Leon Balogun, Francis Uzoho, Elderson Echiejile, Stephen Eze, Joel Obi, Shehu Abdullahi, John Ogu, Moses Simon and Kenneth Omeruo.

 

Manchester United crashed out of UEFA Champions’ league round of 16 to Sevilla . Both teams played out goaless draw in Spain three weeks ago . The Red Devils performance over two legs was shambolic and embarrassing which saw them deservedly eliminated from the competition – by a Sevilla side who were scarcely better. Every other side in the last eight will want to draw them, and rightly so.

United started slowly, just as they did in the reverse fixture sitting off limited opposition for reasons appreciated solely by Jose Mourinho. In midfield, Marouane Fellaini made his first start in three months with Paul Pogba starting from the bench, while the match winner against Liverpool Marcus Rashford, was inexplicably moved from left to right wing to suit the horrifically out of form Alexis Sanchez.

As such, United mustered one chance in the 42nd minute, Fellaini shooting too close to Sergio Rico, while Sevilla failed to muster even that. Mourinho’s team played like there was nothing at stake for major part of the game

The game opened up a little in the second half, Sevilla having the better of the play as United toiled, and on 73 minutes, replaced Luis Muriel with Wissam Ben Yedder. It took him a minute to effectively settle the tie, smacking Ever Banega’s’s pass past United Goalkeeper, David De Gea and four minutes later scored again, heading home following a corner as United panicked.

Romelo Lukaku pull one back for United in the 84th minute. The Belgian tried his best with limited service, hooking home after a corner, but in the time that remained, Sevilla came closer to extending their lead than United did to pulling it back.