Ghanaian players abroad in midweek action

Strikers Jordan Ayew and Prince Tagoe were Ghanaian goalscorers in mid-week action abroad. 

GHANAsoccernet.com's Akyereko Frimpong-Manson has more on how others fared abroad.

ITALY

Udinese surrendered the leadership of the Serie A after after slipping to their first defeat of the season at Napoli.

Kwadwo Asamoah played 64 minutes for Udinese while his in-form compatriot Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu played the entire duration of the game as they lost 2-0 to Napoli.

AC Milan underlined their impressive form with a 4-1 hammering of visiting Parma at the San Siro.

Ghana's Kevin-Prince Boateng was influential in midfield for Milan.

Inter Milan are just a point above the relegation zone after they were held to a 1-1 draw at Atalanta.

Sulley Muntari could not find his way into the Inter 18-man squad for the trip.

In the reserves league, former Ghana Under-20 defender Bright Addae headed home the winner for Parma who beat Siena 2-1. Godfred Adolf sat out due to injury.

ENGLAND

Emmanuel Frimpong played 76 minutes of Arsenal's 2-1 victory over Bolton Wanderers in the League Cup on Tuesday.

Birmingham City made it four wins out of four and stretched their unbeaten run to six games with a 1-0 win over Leeds United at the St Andrew's Stadium.

Winger Lloyd Sam played 17 minutes for Leeds but young striker Akwasi Asante was not on the team sheet for Birmingham

GERMANY

Ghana dependable defender Isaac Vorsah was rested in TSG Hoffenheim's 2-1 win over FC Cologne in the German DFB Pokal Cup.

Schalke 04 recorded a 2-0 win over Karlsruhe at their own backyard with veteran defender Hans Adu-Sarpei on the bench.

SCOTLAND

Hibernian threw away a 4th minute lead to lose 4-1 to giants Celtic at the Easter Road Stadium.

Striker Manuel Agogo played 75 minutes for Hibernian.

SPAIN

Real Madrid reclaimed second spot in the Primera Division after beating Villarreal 3-0 at the Santiago Bernarbao.

Ghana youth winger Wakaso Mubarak failed to make the Villarreal first team grade.

Elsewhere at the Estadio Ciudad de Valencia, leaders Levante came twice from behind to beat Real Sociedad 3-2.

Midfielder Jeffery Sarpong was out of the Sociedad first team.

On Tuesday, Barcelona managed a slim 1-0 win over nine-man Granada FC.

Ghanaian youngster Richard Boateng failed to make it to the Granada final 18-man squad for the game.

FRANCE

On Tuesday in the French Cup, Jordan Ayew scored the second goal for Olympique Marseille who defeated Lens 4-0.

Andre Ayew watched the action from the bench.

Defender Jerry Vandam was a pillar in defence for Caen who defeated Auxerre 2-1 to advance to the next stage of the competition.

Ghana captain John Mensah was left out of the Olympique Lyon 18-man squad that won 2-1 at St Etienne to remain in the competition.

Le Mans and Stade Rennes battled to a goalless drawn game at the MM Arena. Midfielder Moussa Narry played the full 90 minutes for Le Mans.

John Boye is out with injury.

SWITZERLAND

Winger Ishmael Yartey set up the second and fourth goals for FC Servette in their 4-1 triumph over ten-man Grasshoppers at their own backyard.

TURKEY

Striker Prince Tagoe scored his debut goal for Bursaspor in the Turkish Super Liga since joining them from TSG Hoffenheim in August in a 1-1 draw at second-placed Orduspor.

He headed home the opener in the nick of half time.

FINLAND

Midfielder Desmond Agyeman was booked on the 46th minute and lasted the entire match for Jaro who held Honka to a 1-1 draw.

PORTUGAL

Alhassan Wakaso played the full 90 minutes for Portimonense who pipped Feirense 1-0 in the Portuguese League cup.

NORWAY

Midfielder Awal Issah Mohammed helped Rosenborg BK to recover from the weekend's defeat at Stromsgodset to beat Fredrikstad 2-0.

UKRAINE

FC Dnipro lost 3-2 to Volyn Lutsk in the Ukrainian Cup.

Ghana midfielder Derek Boateng played full time for Dnipro but Samuel Inkoom was benched.