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UPDATED: AC Milan and Celtic exit 2024-25 Champions League
Christian Pulisic and Yunus Musah’s AC Milan drew 1-1 at home with Feyenoord in the second-leg of their UEFA Champions League playoff round series, exiting 2-1 on aggregate. Pulisic subbed out in the 63rd and Musah followed in the 83rd. Santiago Gimenez opened the scoring on the night in the 1st for Milan with Theo Hernandez seeing red in the 51st. Feyenoord equalized on the night in the 73rd and saw red seven minutes into stoppage time.
Cameron Carter-Vickers and Auston Trusty’s Celtic drew 1-1 at Bayern Munich on the night to exit 3-2 on aggregate. Nicolas Kuhn put Celtic up in the 63rd on the night and Bayern equalized four minutes into stoppage time.
The Colorado Rapids took a 2-1 lead over LAFC at home in the opening leg of their Concacaf Champions Cup round one series. Djordje Mihailovic converted a penalty in the 48th and scored again in the 80th. Aaron Long pulled a goal back for LAFC in the 86th minute.
“It was great to see Djordje Mihailovic get on the score sheet the way he did,” Rapids coach Chris Armas said. “You can see what he did for us last year, and it’s a good start for him this year. The free kick is terrific, and I’m glad that he gets rewarded for that because he spends a lot of time on that stuff at training.”
Did Not Play: Folarin Balogun (Monaco 3 – Benfica 3, Monaco exits 3-4 on agg), Duane Holmes (Preston North End 1 – Millwall 1)
On Wednesday in the UEFA Champions League playoff round second-legs, Gio Reyna subbed on in the 69th for Borussia Dortmund’s 0-0 home draw with Sporting. Borussia Dortmund advanced 3-0 on aggregate.
Richy Ledezma’s PSV beat Tim Weah and Weston McKennie’s Juventus 3-1 at home to advance 4-3 on aggregate. Ledezma subbed out in the 78th. PSV went ahead on the night from an Ivan Persic goal in the 53rd with Weah leveling the score in the 63rd. PSV’s Ismael Saibari tied the game on aggregate in the 74th to send the series to extra time. PSV advanced from Ryan Flamingo’s goal in the 98th minute.
Alex Zendejas subbed out in the 84th for Club America’s 1-1 home draw with Club Leon in Liga MX. Zendejas scored for Club America in the 11th and Leon equalized in the 33rd minute.
Moving to the first-legs of round one in the Concacaf Champions Cup, Real Salt Lake drew 0-0 at Herediano. Seattle won 3-1 at Antigua, taking the lead from a Paul Arriola goal in the 3rd with Jesus Ferreira assisting. Antigua equalized in the 24th, but the Sounders retook the lead from a Pedro de la Vega goal in the 61st. Albert Rusnak finished off the Seattle goals five minutes into stoppage time. Inter Miami won 1-0 at Sporting Kansas City, with Lionel Messi scoring in the 56th minute.
FC Cincinnati won 4-1 at Motagua, going ahead from a Pavel Bucha goal in the 28th. Motagua equalized in the 41st. Cincinnati retook the lead from a Kevin Denkey goal in the 49th, Bucha scored again in the 77th, and Evander finished off the goals in the 87th minute.
Did Not Play: Malik Tillman, Ricardo Pepi, and Sergino Dest (PSV 3- Juventus 1, PSV advances 4-3 on aggregate)
Thursday in the Europa League saw Taylor Booth sub on in the 105th for Twente who lost 5-2 at Bodo/Glimt to exit 6-4 on aggregate. An own-goal put Twente up on the night in the 26th with Bodo/Glimt equalizing from the penalty spot in the 56th. An own-goal gave Bodo/Glimt the lead on the night two minutes into stoppage time and they scored again four minutes into stoppage time. Twente’s Sem Steijn scored six minutes into stoppage time to send the series to extra time. Bodo/Glimt went ahead on aggregate in the 11th and an own-goal doubled their lead in the 114th minute.
Johnny Cardoso subbed on in the 59th for Real Betis’ 1-0 home loss to Gent in the Conference League, with Real Betis advancing 3-1 on aggregate. Real Betis’ Vitor Roque saw red in the 83rd and Gent scored in the 87th minute.
Alan Sonora subbed out in the 40th for Cerro Porteno’s 4-0 win at Monagas in the Copa Libertadores second round first-legs. Chico put Cerro Porteno up in the 14th, Guillermo Benitez doubled the lead in the 33rd, and Cecilio Dominguez scored three minutes into first-half stoppage time. Wilder Viera finished off the Cerro Porteno goals in the 63rd minute.
In the first-leg of the Concacaf Champions Cup, Vancouver lost 2-1 at Saprissa. Ryan Gauld put the Whitecaps up in the 21st, but Saprissa equalized in the 51st and went ahead five minutes into stoppage time.
Did Not Play: Erik Palmer-Brown (Panathinaikos 2 – Vikingur 0, 3-2 Panathinaikos on aggregate)
FRIDAY’S SOCCER TV
Pro League on FS2: Damac vs Al Ahli at 9:30am and Al Nassr vs Al Ittifaq at 12pm. Super Lig on beIN Sport: Eyupsor vs Besiktas at 12pm. Ligue 1 on beIN Sport: Rennes vs Reims at 2:45pm. Premier League on USA: Leicester City vs Brentford at 3pm. La Liga on ESPN Deportes: Celta Vigo vs Osasuna at 3pm. Primeira Liga on GolTV: Braga vs Nacional at 3:15pm. Peru’s Primera Division on Fox Deportes: Alianza Lima vs Juan Pablo at 8pm. Liga MX on TUDN: Puebla vs Tijuana at 10pm ET.
WEEKEND SOCCER TV
Saturday has the Premier League on USA: Everton vs Manchester United at 7:30am and Ipswich Town vs Spurs at 10am. Aston Villa vs Chelsea is on NBC at 12:30pm. Championship on CBS Sports: Norwich City vs Stoke City at 10am. Scottish Premiership on CBS Sports: Hibernian vs Celtic at 7:30am. La Liga on ESPN Deportes: Alaves vs Espanyol at 8am, Rayo Vallecano vs Villarreal at 10:15am, Valencia vs Atletico Madrid at 12:30pm, and Las Palmas vs Barcelona at 3pm.
Ligue 1 on beIN Sport: Lille vs Monaco at 11am, St Etienne vs Angers at 1pm, and Auxerre vs Marseille at 3pm. Serie A on Fox Deportes: Torino vs AC Milan at 12pm and Inter Milan vs Genoa at 2:45pm. Primeira Liga on GolTV: Benfica vs Boavista at 1pm. Pro League on Fox Soccer Plus: Al Ittihad vs Al Hilal at 1:15pm.
MLS on FOX: LAFC vs Minnesota at 4:30pm. Uruguayan Primera Division on GolTV: Cerro Largo vs Miramar Misiones at 5:30pm. Liga MX on Fox Deportes: Juarez vs Toluca at 6pm. Univision has Monterrey vs San Luis at 8pm and UNAM Pumas vs Club America at 10pm. Telemundo has Chivas vs Pachuca at 8pm. El Salvadoran Primera Division on beIN en Espanol: Isidro Metapan vs Firpo at 8pm.
Sunday has Serie A on CBS Sports: Como vs Napoli at 6:30am. Empoli vs Atalanta is on Fox Deportes at 12pm. Serie B on Fox Soccer Plus: Spezia vs Catanzaro at 9am. La Liga on ESPN Deportes: Athletic vs Real Valladolid at 8am, Real Madrid vs Girona at 10:15am, Getafe vs Real Betis at 12:30pm, and Real Sociedad vs Leganes at 3pm.
Premier League on USA: Newcastle vs Nottingham Forest at 9am. Ligue 1 on beIN Sport: Nantes vs Lens at 9am, Nice vs Montpellier at 11:15am, and Lyon vs PSG at 2:45pm. Primeira Liga on GolTV: Estrela vs Santa Clara at 10:30am and AVS vs Sporting at 1pm.
SheBelieves Cup on Universo: Colombia vs Japan at 2pm and TBS: USA vs Australia at 5pm.
Uruguayan Primera Division on GolTV: Juventud vs Wanderers at 3pm, Plaza Colonia vs Defensor Sporting at 5:15pm, and River Plate vs Penarol at 7:30pm. El Salvadoran Pirmera Division on beIN en Espanol: FAS vs Once Deportivo at 6pm. Liga MX on TUDN: Santos Laguna vs Atlas at 6pm and Cruz Azul vs Queretaro at 8pm. Honduran Liga Nacional on Fox Deportes: Olimpia vs Marathon at 6:15pm.
Monday has the Super Lig on beIN Sport: Galatasaray vs Fenerbahce at 12pm. La Liga on ESPN Deportes: Sevilla vs Mallorca at 3pm. Primeira Liga on GolTV: Proto vs Vitoria Guimaraes at 3:15pm. All Times Eastern
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