USMNT Players Abroad: Two Champions League goals for Balogun

It’s the UEFA Champions League playoff round first-legs to start the Tuesday, February 17 USMNT players abroad roundup, with a standout performance from Folarin Balogun in a losing effort for Monaco. Then we move to League One, the Concacaf Champions Cup, and the soccer TV listings.

UEFA Champions League playoff round first-legs

Folarin Balogun subbed out in the 83rd for AS Monaco’s 3-2 home loss to PSG. Balogun opened the scoring in the 1st and doubled the Monaco lead in the 18th. PSG pulled a goal back in the 29th and equalized in the 41st. Monaco’s Aleksandr Golovin saw red in the 48th. PSG scored again in the 67th to take the series lead going into the second-leg on February 25.

Weston McKennie’s Juventus lost 5-2 at Galatasaray, falling behind in the 15th. Teun Koopmeiners equalized for Juventus in the 16th and gave them the lead in the 32nd. Galatasaray leveled the score in the 49th and went ahead in the 60th. Juventus’s Juan Cabal saw red in the 67th. Galatasaray added goals in the 74th and 86th minutes. That series also concludes next Wednesday in Turin.

League One

Lynden Gooch subbed out in the 79th for Huddersfield Town’s 1-0 loss at Doncaster Rovers. Huddersfield fell behind to a 34th minute penalty.

Did Not Play

• Yunus Musah (Atalanta 0 – Borussia Dortmund 2, UEFA Champions League)
• Dom Dwyer (Mansfield Town0 – Blackpool 1)

Concacaf Champions Cup

Atletico Ottawa vs Nashville at 8pm and Real Espana vs LAFC at 10pm ET.

Previous USMNT Players Abroad roundups:

• McKennie with two assists, goal for Busio
• Goals for McKennie and Zendejas
• Win for Tillman’s Bayer Leverkusen, assist for Weah
• More goals for McKennie, Agyemang, and Tillman

Upcoming Soccer TV Schedule

Wednesday Soccer TV

UEFA Champions League on UniMas: Qarabag vs Newcastle at 12:45pm and Bodo/Glimt vs Inter Milan at 3pm. CBS Sports has Club Brugge vs Atletico Madrid at 3pm. Copa Libertadores on beIN Sport: O’Higgins vs Bahia at 5pm and Barcelona vs Argentinos Juniors at 7:30pm. Champions Cup on FS2: Defense Force vs Philadelphia at 6pm and Universidad O&M vs Cincinnati at 8pm. TUDN has Catagnes vs Vancouver Whitecaps at 10pm ET.

Thursday Soccer TV

Europa League on TUDN: Fenerbahce vs Nottingham Forest at 12:45pm. UniMas has Celtic vs Stuttgart at 3pm. Pro League on Fox Soccer Plus: Al Ahli vs Al Najma at 2pm. Copa Libertadores on beIN en Espanol: Juventud vs Guarani at 5pm. Recopa Sudamericana on beIN Sport: Lanus vs Flamengo at 7:30pm. Concacaf Champions Cup on FS1: Sporting San Miguelito vs LA Galaxy at 8pm ET.

Friday Soccer TV

Ekstraklasa on beIN sport: Piast Gilwice vs Motor Lubin at 12pm. Serie A on Fox Deportes: Sassuolo vs Verona at 2:45pm. Ligue 1 on beIN sport: Brest vs Marseille at 2:45pm. La Liga on ESPN Deportes: Athletic vs Elche at 3pm. Liga MX on Universo: Tigres vs Pachuca at 8pm. TUDN has Puebla vs Club America at 10pm ET.

Photo by Matthieu Mirville – ZUMA Press Wire – ISIPhotos.com