Borussia Dortmund draws in Champions League, LAFC leads in Concacaf Champions Cup

Gio Reyna subbed on in the 83rd for Borussia Dortmund’s 2-2 home draw with Lille in the first-leg of their Champions League round of 16 series. Karim Adeyemi put Dortmund up in the 22nd with Lille equalizing in the 68th minute. Richy Ledezma subbed on in the 65th for PSV’s 7-1 home loss to Arsenal in their first-leg. Trailing 3-0 from goals in the 18th, 21st, and 31st, PSV’s Noa Lang converted a penalty in the 43rd. Arsenal added goals in the 47th, 48th, 73rd, and 85th minutes.

Ethan Horvath was in goal for Cardiff City’s 2-1 home loss to Burnley in the Championship. Trailing 2-0 from goals in the 19th and 40th, Cardiff’s Yousef Salech scored in the 42nd minute.

In the Concacaf Champions Cup round of 16 first-legs, Cincinnati drew 1-1 at home with Tigres. Pavel Bucha opened the scoring for Cincinnati in the 3rd with Tigres equalizing in the 17th minute. LAFC took a 3-0 lead at home in their series with Columbus. LAFC took the lead in the 20th from a Denis Bouanga goal and Bouanga scored again in the 46th. Nathan Ordaz finished off the LAFC scoring in the 81st minute.

Did Not Play: Duane Holmes (PNE 0 – Swansea City 0), Donovan Pines (Barnsley 0 – Charlton Athletic 1)

Thursday’s games involving USMNT players starts in the Concacaf Champions Cup, where Cade Cowell’s Chivas took a 1-0 lead at home over Alex Zendejas’s Club America. Cowell subbed on in the 67th and Zendejas subbed out in the 87th. An own-goal in the 77th was the difference in the opening leg of the round of 16 series. Zendejas saw yellow in the 76th minute.

The LA Galaxy lost 1-0 at Herediano to a 65th minute goal. Seattle drew 0-0 at home with Cruz Azul in their first-leg. Vancouver came back to draw 1-1 at home with Monterrey to open their series. Trailing from the 25th, Belal Halbouni equalized in the 86th minute.

Did Not Play: Alan Sonora (Cerro Porteno 1 – Melgar 0, Copa Libertadores third stage first-leg)

THURSDAY’S SOCCER TV

Europa League on CBS Sports: Fenerbahce vs Rangers at 12:45pm and AS Roma vs Athletic at 3pm. TUDN has Real Sociedad vs Manchester United at 12:45pm. Pro League on FS2: Al Quadisiya vs Al Ittihad at 2pm. Copa Sudamericana on beIN Sport: Cerro Largo vs Daubio at 5pm, Junior vs America de Cali at 7:30pm, and Universidad Catolica vs Aucas at 9pm. Concacaf Champions Cup on FS2: Inter Miami vs Cavalier at 8pm ET.

FRIDAY’S SOCCER TV

Pro League on Fox Soccer Plus: Al Nassr vs Al Shabab at 2pm. Ligue 1 on beIN Sport: Toulouse vs Monaco at 2:45pm. Uruguay’s Primera Division on GolTV: Torque vs Plaza Colonia at 3pm and Defensor Sporting vs Liverpool at 5:30pm. Liga MX on Fox Deportes: Tigres vs Queretaro at 8pm. TUDN has Puebla vs UNAM Pumas at 10pm ET.

WEEKEND SOCCER TV

Saturday has the Premier League on USA: Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City at 7:30am and Brighton vs Fulham at 10am. NBC has Brentford vs Aston Villa at 12:30pm. Championship on CBS Sports: Coventry City vs Stoke City at 7:30am. La Liga on ESPN Deportes: Celta Vigo vs Leganes at 8am, Alaves vs Villarreal at 10:15am, Valencia vs Real Valladolid at 12:30pm, and Barcelona vs Osasuna at 3pm.

Serie B on Fox Soccer Plus: Sampdoria vs Palermo at 11:15am and Brescia vs Cesena at 1:30pm. Serie A on Fox Deportes: Lecce vs AC Milan at 12pm. Ligue 1 on beIN Sport: Rennes vs PSG at 11am, Lille vs Montpellier at 1pm, and Marseille vs Lens at 3pm. Primeira Liga on GolTV: Benfica vs Nacional at 1pm and Braga vs Porto at 3:30pm.

MLS on FOX: Seattle vs LAFC at 4:45pm. Liga MX on Univision: Toluca vs Necaxa at 6pm and Cruz Azul vs Monterrey at 8pm. Telemundo has Chivas vs Club America at 10pm. Uruguayan Primer Division on GolTV: Nacional vs River Plate at 6pm. El Salvadoran Primer Division on beIN en Espanol: FAS vs Platense at 8pm. Guatemalan Liga Nacional on Fox Deportes: Antigua vs Xelaju at 8pm.

Sunday has La Liga on ESPN Deportes: Getafe vs Atletico Madrid at 9am, Real Madrid vs Real Vallecano at 11:15pm, Athletic vs Mallorca at 1:30pm, and Real Sociedad vs Sevilla at 4pm. Ligue 1 on beIN Sport: Brest vs Angers at 10am, Nantes vs Strasbourg at 12:15pm, and Nice vs Lyon at 3:45pm.

Serie A on CBS Sports: Napoli vs Fiorentina at 10am. Fox Deportes has Empoli vs AS Roma at 1pm. Serie B on Fox Soccer Plus: Sassuolo vs Bari at 10am. Premier League on USA: Chelsea vs Leicester City at 10am. NBC has Manchester United vs Arsenal at 12:30pm. Primeira Liga on GolTV: Santa Clara vs Moreirense at 11:30am and Casa Pia vs Sporting at 2pm. Super Lig on beIN Sport: Alanyaspor vs Galatasaray at 1:30pm.

Peru’s Primera Division on GolTV: Sport vs Universitario at 4pm. El Slavador’s PRimera Division on beIN en Espanol: Aguila vs Municipal Limeno at 5:45pm. Uruguay’s Primera Division on GolTV: Penarol vs Racing at 6:30pm and Miramar Misiones vs Danubio at 8:15pm. Liga MX on TUDN: Santos Laguna vs Leon at 7pm.

Monday has the Super Lig on beIN Sport: Besiktas vs Gaziantep at 1:30pm. Premier League on USA: West Ham vs Newcastle at 4pm. La Liga on ESPN Deportes: Espanyol vs Girona at 4pm. Primeira Liga on GolTV: Famalicao vs Rio Ave at 4:15pm. Uruguay’s Primera Division on GolTV: Wanderers vs Cerro Largo at 7pm. All Times Eastern

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