Moses Simon, the 20-year-old Nigerian forwarded previously linked with Tottenham in the British press.Despite his age, he

Central Coast coach Paul Okon has called on the Mariners to show some early defensive resilience to avoid rolling the dice and getting involved in A-League shootouts.The Mariners last week celebrated their first clean sheet in 36 games when they held out Perth Glory 2-0 in Gosford.Having witnessed his team finally hold the opposition scoreless, Okon wants them to display more of that defensive miserliness in Saturdays NSW home derby against Western Sydney Wanderers.Weve got to be resilient enough, certainly earlier on in the game, to stop teams from scoring, Okon said.If we can do that then were a real threat against any side and if we cant, were always going to have to roll the dice and cross our fingers whether or not were going to score more goals than the opposition.Despite the desire to maintain a strong defensive presence, Okon said the Mariners were trying to be more offensive in their outlook.Central Coast welcome back Liam Rose from suspension, but Okon said another midfielder, Mickael Tavares, remained in doubt due to an ongoing ankle injury.He thought Brendon Santalab would get the nod as the Wanderers main striker on Saturday ahead of Kerem Bulut, as he scored against the Mariners in the 1-1 draw at Spotless Stadium in late October.Okon is paying no heed to the Wanderers ladder position, with the Sydney club starting the round in seventh, one spot below his team.They are a good side regardless of where they sit on the ladder, Okon said.Theyve got some very good players, their front line is exciting.Its a big test, its a big opportunity to see where were at.Hopefully we live up to the expectations.We are slowly starting to rebuild.I think weve put that little bit of pressure on ourselves to perform at a certain level and hopefully that will be the same tomorrow evening.Okon is a former national teammate of Wanderers coach Tony Popopvic and said they saw each other last week and also exchanged texts.Poppa is not only a colleague, hes a good mate. 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Here, Sky Sports discusses five talking points after another night of European action...Bale looks bright on returnThe Welshman, who made a goalscoring return against Celta Vigo at the weekend, featured from the start for the first time since picking up a calf injury on January 17, and lasted just over an hour in a lively outing.He looked bright from the off, linking up well with Marcelo to create Reals first chance, and put in a series of dangerous crosses from the left flank. Gareth Bale made his first start for Real since January 17 Only Toni Kroos and James Rodriguez, who both played 30 minutes longer, managed more key passes and in an end-to-end encounter. All that effort meant Bale visibly tired in the second half and he was replaced by Lucas Vazquez.His return makes Ronaldo happy, and thats key for Real as the Portuguese star again proved the difference on the night, while Bale now has plenty of time to rest up before a trip to Las Palmas on Sunday.Real back on track?Zinedine Zidanes side have bounced back with three straight wins after their derby defeat to Atletico Madrid on February 27, but the 2-0 win on Tuesday doesnt tell the whole story.Far from it in fact, because for an hour Roma made things extremely difficult for the Spanish giants. The Italians continually profited from Marcelos attacking instincts, as Mohamed Salah caused problems all evening down Reals left.He twice squandered one-on-one chances, while Edin Dzeko fired wide early on with only Keylor Navas to beat. Cristiano Ronaldo set Real on their way to the last eight with the opening goal The Real Madrid goalkeeper made fine saves from Alessandro Florenzi and Kostas Manolas before Real put the game beyond their opponents with two goals in four second-half minutes.Somehow, despite all that, Real Madrid have still not conceded a goal at home in the competition. On this evidence, theyll do well to extend that record.James responds to jeersAfter struggles with form and fitness, James received the backing of manager Zidane ahead of Tuesdays game, and the Colombian responded with an improved performance.It wasnt perfect, and the Bernabeu crowd threatened to turn after a misplaced cross at 0-0 failed to find an unmarked Ronaldo, but he took his goal neatly.The former Monaco man never shied away ddespite the jeers, taking 91 touches - second only to Kroos - and made the joint-most key passes and won the second-highest number of duels over the course of the evening.dddddddddddd James Rodriguez silenced some of his critics with a goal against Roma But he also lost possession five times more than any of his Real Madrid team-mates, and throughout the first-half he looked on a different wavelength to Ronaldo.That changed after the break when Real took control, as James tested Wojciech Szczesny with an acrobatic scissor kick before firing under the Roma keeper for Reals second.It wasnt a performance to convince all the doubters, but its a start.Wolfsburg limp into last eightThe German side improved in the second half against Gent to reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the first time in their history, but they will have to up their game further if they are to progress again.Gent had more possession at the Volkswagen Arena, and seemed the more confident side in the first half as they looked to pick up from where they left off in the latter stages of the first leg. Andre Schurrle and team-mates celebrate Wolfsburgs progression Wolfsburgs attacking line-up - namely Andre Schurrle, Julian Draxler and Max Kruse - look threatening on paper, but they didnt move past second gear on Tuesday night.Is this the real, inconsistent Wolfsburg we have seen in the Bundesliga? Their performance against Manchester United in December suggests not, but in truth, they may be many sides desirable opponents in the last eight.Gents bright sparkGents best player, and perhaps the best player from either side on the night, was Moses Simon, the 20-year-old Nigerian forwarded previously linked with Tottenham in the British press.Despite his age, he has played 32 times for the Belgian side this season as they look for a second successive Pro League title, and on Tuesday night had Wolfsburg right-back Christian Trasch chasing shadows. Moses Simon was the stand-out player for Gent as they exited the competition He got past him with ease on four occasions on the left wing, with decent delivery to boot, but Gents lack of commitment in filling the box was their downfall in the second leg.To just about everyones surprise, he was brought off with 20 minutes remaining with the score goalless, but more performances like that and we could see more press links across Europe.Also See:Real ease in last eightWolfsburg reach CL quartersChampions League fixturesResults ' ' '