Credit: Mark Thor - Concacaf
The Leagues Cup quarterfinals started in Fort Lauderdale, where Inter Miami advanced 2-1 over Tigres. Luis Suarez put Inter Miami up from the penalty spot in the 23rd. Angel Correa equalized for Tigres in the 67th. Suarez converted a second Miami penalty in the 89th minute. Marco Farfan was on the bench for Tigres.
Orlando City drew 0-0 at Toluca in Carson, advancing 6-5 on penalties. Both teams failed to convert in the sixth round of penalties, and Toluca didn’t score in round seven.
Seattle drew 0-0 at home with Puebla, advancing 4-3 on penalties. Neither team converted in round one, with Puebla not scoring in round five.
The LA Galaxy advanced with a 2-1 home win over Pachuca. An own-goal put the Galaxy up in the 27th and Marco Reus scored in the 37th. Pachuca’s Alemao scored six minutes into stoppage time.
Moving to the UEFA Champions League playoff round, Cameron Carter-Vickers and Auston Trusty’s Celtic drew 0-0 at home with Kairat Almaty in their opening leg. Trusty subbed on in the 76th minute.
Alan Sonora subbed on a minute into stoppage time for Cerro Porteno’s 0-0 draw at Estudiantes, exiting the Copa Libertadores round of 16 1-0 on aggregate.
Thursday’s Europa League playoff round first-legs saw Erik Palmer-Brown’s Panathinaikos beat Samsunspor 2-1 at home. Trailing from the 51st, Georgios Kyriakopoulos equalized for Panathinaikos in the 66th. Palmer-Brown scored in the 74th and saw yellow in the 78th minute.
Did Not Play: Konrad De La Fuente (Lausanne 1 – Besiktas 1, UEFA Conference League qualifying), Chris Richards (Crystal Palace 1 – Fredrikstad 0, UEFA Conference League qualifying), Lenny Maloney (Mainz 1 – Rosenborg 2, UEFA Conference League qualifying)
Photo by Mark Thor – Concacaf
