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McKennie scores against PSV, Leeds wins in the Championship
The Tuesday roundup for USMNT players abroad starts in the knockout phase of the 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, where Weston McKennie and Tim Weah’s Juventus took a 2-1 first-leg lead over Richy Ledezma’s PSV at home. McKennie subbed out in the 68th. McKennie opened the scoring for Juventus in the 34th with Ivan Perisic equalizing for PSV in the 56th. Juventus retook the lead from a Samuel Mbangula goal in the 82nd minute.
In the Championship, Brenden Aaronson’s Leeds United won 4-0 at Watford. Daniel James put Leeds up in the 20th and doubled the lead in the 28th. Manor Solomon added a goal in the 35th and Joel Piroe finished off the scoring in the 62nd minute. Duane Holmes’s Preston North End won 1-0 at Josh Sargent’s Norwich City. Holmes subbed out in the 22nd and Sargent exited in the 60th minute.
Did Not Play: Gio Reyna (Borussia Dortmund 3 – Sporting 0), Haji Wright (Coventry City 1 – Queens Park Rangers 0), Ethan Horvath (Cardiff City 1 – Portsmouth 2)
On Wednesday in the Champions League playoffs, Cameron Carter-Vickers and Auston Trusty’s Celtic lost 2-1 at home to Bayern Munich in the opening leg of their series. Celtic fell behind to goals in the 45th and 49th with Daizen Maeda pulling a goal back in the 79th minute. Christian Pulisic subbed out in the 60th for AC Milan’s 1-0 loss at Feyenoord in their first-leg. Feyenoord scored in the 3rd minute.
Aidan Morris subbed out in the 89th for Middlesbrough’s 3-1 loss at Sheffield United in the Championship. Down a goal from the 32nd, Delango Burgzorg converted a Boro penalty in the 45th. Sheffield United retook the lead in the 75th and scored again in the 87th minute.
Matko Miljevic subbed out in the 72nd for Huracan in their 1-1 draw at Argentinos in Argentina’s Liga Profesional. Falling behind in the 9th, Cesar Ibanez equalized for Huracan in the 57th. Miljevic saw yellow in the 15th minute. In round one of the Concacaf Champions Cup, Cade Cowell subbed out in the 70th for Chivas in their 3-0 home win over Cibao to advance 4-1 on aggregate. Fernando Beltran opened the scoring on the night in the 22nd with Chicharito Hernandez doubling the lead in the 55th. Cibao saw red in the 62nd. Armando Gonzalez finished off the Chivas scoring in the 78th minute.
Did Not Play: Yunus Musah (AC Milan 0 – Feyenoord 1), Lynden Gooch (Stoke City 0 – Bristol City 2), Daryl Dike (West Bromwich Albion 0 – Blackburn Rovers 2)
On Thursday, Erik Palmer-Brown’s Panathinaikos lost 2-1 at Vikingur in the opening leg of their UEFA Conference League knockout round series. Palmer-Brown subbed out in the 37th. Vikingur took a 2-0 lead from goals in the 12th and 56th with Fotis Ioannidis converting a Panathinaikos penalty a minute into stoppage time. In the Conference League knockout round first-legs, Johnny Cardoso subbed on in the 74th for Real Betis’ 3-0 win at KAA Gent. Antony opened the scoring in the 47th, Cedric Bakambu doubled the lead in the 71st, and Sergi Altimira added a goal in the 84th minute.
Did Not Play: Taylor Booth (FC Twente 2 – Bodo/Glimt 1)
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