UPDATED: Celtic draws at Atalanta, Middlesbrough wins in the Championship
Thursday’s USMNT players abroad roundup starts in the Champions League, where Auston Trusty’s Celtic drew 0-0 at Atalanta in the UEFA Champions League. Celtic finished with two shots on goal to Atalanta’s six. Cameron Carter-Vickers wasn’t in the squad for Celtic.
In the Championship, Aidan Morris’s Middlesbrough beat Sheffield United 1-0 at home. Emmanuel Latte Lath scored Boro’s goal in the 80th minute. Matthew Hoppe wasn’t in the squad for Middlesbrough. Daryl Dike wasn’t in the squad for West Brom’s 0-0 draw at Blackburn Rovers.
In the MLS Western Conference wildcard game, Vancouver shutout Portland 5-0 at Providence Park. Ryan Gauld opened the scoring in the 20th and Brian White doubled the lead in the 24th. Gauld scored again in the 31st, Stuart Armstrong made it 4-0 in the 51st, and Gauld finished off the Vancouver goals in the 59th minute. Vancouver opens its three-game round one series at LAFC on Sunday.
Moving to Liga MX, Brandon Vazquez was on the bench for Monterrey’s 0-0 home draw with UNAM Pumas. Joe Corona’s Tijuana drew 2-2 at home with Alex Zendejas’s Club America. Corona subbed on in the 62nd. Zendejas put Club America up in the 25th with Tijuana’s Christian Rivera equalizing from the penalty spot in the 47th. Rodrigo Aguirre equalized for Club America in the 69th minute.
On Thursday in the Europa League, Tanner Tessmann subbed out in the 65th for Lyon’s 1-0 home loss to Besiktas. Lyon fell behind in the 71st. Tessmann saw yellow in the 61st minute. Timmy Chandler was on the bench for Eintracht’s 1-0 home win over Regis. Hugo Larsson scored in the 79th minute.
In the UEFA Conference League, Lenny Maloney subbed on in the 77th for Heidenheim’s 1-0 win at Pafos. Patrick Mainka scored for Heidenheim in the 25th minute. Johnny Cardoso subbed out in the 81st for Real Betis’s 1-1 home draw with FC Copenhagen. Adbe Ezzalzouli scored for Heidenheim in the 8th and Copenhagen equalized from the penalty spot in the 77th minute.
Matthew Olosunde wasn’t in the squad for The New Saints’ 2-0 home win over FC Astana. Rory Holden put The New Saints up in the 40th and Declan McManus converted a penalty in the 78th minute.
Alan Sonora subbed out in the 85th for Huracan’s 2-1 home loss to Central Cordoba Santiago del Estero in the Copa Argentina semifinals. Hernan De La Fuente put Huracan up in the 7th, but Central Cordoba Santiago del Estero equalized in the 18th and went ahead in the 37th minute.
