Scouring the European schedules, there are a handful of potential clashes where Americans might face off against each other on the soccer fields of Belgium, Germany and even Scotland.
The draw for December’s third round of the German Cup was made on Sunday evening, setting up the last 16 teams with their opponents on the road to the final in May, 2022 in Berlin.
Chris Richards had a tough outing as Hoffenheim was routed by Bayern Munich, while Lennart Maloney made his debut for Borussia Dortmund in their win over Arminia Bielefeld.
Chris Richards was back in action for Hoffenheim following the international break as they came away with a comfortable win over FC Cologne as the Bundesliga returned to action over the weekend.
In the battle of the American center-backs, it would be Chris Richards and Hoffenheim that would come out on top as they inflicted the first defeat for John Brooks and Wolfsburg.
Chris Richards and Hoffenheim got the shutout but were left frustrated on the day as they could not find the goals to break a scoreless draw with Arminia Bielefeld.
Joe Scally was in the thick of the action for Borussia Monchengladbach as they notched their first victory of the Bundesliga season with a comfortable win over Arminia Bielefeld.
Chris Richards saw his immediate future sorted in the last moments of the German transfer window, signing a long-term extension with FC Bayern then immediately securing a season-long loan to Hoffenheim.
After last night’s Champions League play-off games where both Jordan Siebatcheu Pefok’s Young Boys and Brenden Aaronson’s RB Salzburg advanced to join the other 30 teams in the draw, 13 Americans learned who they would be facing in the group stages of Europe’s most prestigious club competition this afternoon.
Chris Richards, Taylor Booth, and Malik Tillman came off the bench for Bayern Munich, with the German-American scoring his first senior goal, as they easily progressed to the second round of the German Cup with a thrashing of Bremer SV on Wednesday.
