Soccer
Celtic are heading into the UEFA Europa League playoffs and rolling to a crucial Matchday 8 victory.
Auston Trusty scored for the second-consecutive European match as Celtic defeated FC Utrecht 4-2 in Glasgow on Thursday night. The American defender played 90 minutes in the match, winning five duels, making five clearances, and making three defensive recoveries.
With FC Utrecht fighting for an equalizer, Trusty propelled Celtic 4-2 ahead after the hour mark, rising high to head home in the 66th minute.
Martin O’Neill’s squad would hang on to seal their place into the playoff round.
Up next for Trusty and Celtic is a home league date with Falkirk on Sunday.
Elsewhere, Erik Palmer-Brown and Panathinaikos held AS Roma to a 1-1 Europa League draw. Malik Tillman scored twice in Bayer Leverkusen’s Champions League victory. Weston McKennie and Folarin Balogun shared the spoils in their goal-less UCL draw.
Here is a closer look at this week’s Americans Abroad:
Europe
Soccer Champions League
Weston McKennie started and played 90 minutes in Juventus 0-0 draw with Monaco on Wednesday.
Folarin Balogun started and played 90 minutes for Monaco.
Malik Tillman started, scored TWO GOALS, and played 90 minutes in Bayer Leverkusen’s 3-0 win over Villarreal on Wednesday.
Tim Weah started and played 90 minutes in Marseille’s 3-0 loss to Club Brugge on Wednesday.
Sergino Dest started and played 90 minutes in PSV’s 2-1 loss to Bayern Munich on Wednesday.
Yunus Musah started and played 52 minutes in Atalanta’s 1-0 loss to Union St. Gilloise on Wednesday.
Johnny Cardoso came off the bench and played 26 minutes in Atletico Madrid’s 2-1 loss to Bodo/Glimt on Wednesday.
Timmy Chandler dressed but did not play in Eintracht Frankfurt’s 2-0 loss to Tottenham on Wednesday.
Josh Wynder is OUT (Injury) for Benfica.
Ricardo Pepi is OUT (Arm Injury) for PSV.
Soccer Europa League
Tanner Tessmann came off the bench and played 45 minutes in Lyon’s 4-2 win over PAOK Salonika on Thursday.
Auston Trusty started, scored ONE GOAL, and played 90 minutes in Celtic’s 4-2 win over FC Utrecht on Thursday.
Erik Palmer-Brown started and played 90 minutes in Panathinaikos’ 1-1 draw with Roma on Thursday.
Cameron Carter-Vickers is OUT (Achilles Injury) for Celtic.
England
Soccer League One
Lynden Gooch started and played 90 minutes in Huddersfield Town’s 1-0 win over Luton Town on Tuesday.
Dom Dwyer did not dress in Mansfield Town’s 1-1 draw with Plymouth Argyle on Tuesday.
Soccer League Two
Jonathan Tomkinson started and played 90 minutes in Cheltenham Town’s 2-0 loss to Gillingham on Tuesday.
Germany
Soccer Bundesliga
James Sands started and played 77 minutes in St. Pauli’s 1-1 draw with RB Leipzig on Tuesday.
Cole Campbell is OUT (Injury) for Hoffenheim.
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