VIDEO: Alaafin In Attendance As Valencia Sink Chelsea In Champions League Opener
The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, was at the Stanford Bridge, Chelsea FC homeground as visiting Valencia defeated the host in one of the Champions League opening matches
OYOINSIGHT.COM understands that the monarch travelled out of the country alongside his son, Prince Akeem Adeyemi, who is currently representing Oyo federal constituency for the second time in the House of Representatives, Abuja.
The monarch, who was decked in a brown agbada and an abeti-aja cap to match, was the cynosure of all eyes at the stadium.
Ross Barkley would later miss a late penalty to deny Chelsea a point, as the Blues UEFA Champions League campaign under Frank Lampard began.
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Valencia’s off-the-field issues have overshadowed their on-field exploits since Marcelino’s sacking last week, but Albert Celades’ side bounced back from their 5-2 defeat to Barcelona with a resilient performance at Stamford Bridge.
With Jasper Cillessen in fine form and Mason Mount’s injury having compounded Chelsea’s frustrations, the Blues’ frailties were exposed once more when Rodrigo Moreno prodded in Dani Parejo’s free-kick with16 minutes remaining.VAR came to Chelsea’s rescue when the referee decided to award the hosts a spot-kick for a Daniel Wass handball, but substitute Barkley – who overruled Willian to take the penalty – struck the bar.
