Matchday 8 of the UEFA Champions League league-phase is within the books with a number of American gamers staying alive within the competitors.
Christian Pulisic, Ricardo Pepi, and Weston McKennie had been among the many 12 U.S. males’s nationwide crew gamers to advance into the playoff spherical. The playoff draw will happen on Friday.
The primary legs shall be performed on February 11-12 and the second legs shall be performed Feb. 18-19.
Reyna, Cole Campbell and Borussia Dortmund completed tenth within the standings following Wednesday’s 3-1 residence win over Shakhtar Donetsk. Reyna added one help off the bench within the consequence.
Pulisic and Yunus Musah each featured in AC Milan’s stunning 2-1 highway loss at Dinamo Zagreb. Musah was despatched off earlier than halftime after a pair of yellow playing cards earlier than Pulisic scored within the second half.
Pepi scored his second UCL objective of this season’s competitors as PSV defeated Liverpool 3-2 on residence soil. Richie Ledezma has additionally performed a big function for PSV through the league section, whereas Malik Tillman and Sergino Dest stay sidelined by way of damage.
Folarin Balogun stays sidelined at French membership Monaco, however the Ligue 1 facet completed seventeenth within the standings.
Weston McKennie and Tim Weah each featured in Juventus’ 2-0 residence loss to Benfica on Wednesday. The Bianconeri completed twentieth within the league desk.
Auston Trusty began in Celtic’s 4-2 highway loss to Aston Villa whereas Cameron Carter-Vickers missed the match by way of damage. Celtic completed twenty first following the consequence.
Here’s a breakdown of who we might see face off within the playoff spherical:
Weston McKennie, Tim Weah and Juventus might face both Christian Pulisic, Yunus Musah and AC Milan, or Ricardo Pepi, Richie Ledezma, Sergino Dest, Malik Tillman and PSV.
Gio Reyna, Cole Campbell and Borussia Dortmund might face both Sporting Lisbon or Membership Brugge.
Cameron Carter-Vickers, Auston Trusty and Celtic might face both Actual Madrid or Bayern Munich.
Folarin Balogun and Monaco might face both Paris Saint-Germain or Benfica.