Brenden Aaronson was the only American in action in the Champions League knockout games this week, but he made the most of it, assisting on Salzburg’s goal in their near-miss draw against giants Bayern.
Brenden Aaronson added a few more million to his price tag in Salzburg’s nervy win over Rapid while Thomas Roberts had an extended run-out as a sub in Klagenfurt’s draw.
In a repeat of last year’s Cup final, USMNT player Brenden Aaronson and Red Bull Salzburg easily beat LASK to advance to the final four of the competition
After an initial mishap that forced an embarrassing re-drawing of the Round of 16 games, UEFA finally got it right, setting the pairings for the first knockout round of the Champions League.
Brenden Aaronson and RB Salzburg saw their unbeaten run come to a screeching halt over the weekend as they were defeated by Thomas Roberts and Austria Klagenfurt in Austrian Bundesliga action.
The much-awaited meeting between Christian Pulisic and Weston McKennie ended with Chelsea humiliating Juventus, while the other all-Yank battle over in Group G left Brenden Aaronson, Tim Weah and John Brooks all with with hopes to advance.
The fourth round of games in the Champions League group stage is now completed, and the picture of which Americans in the competition will join in next year’s knock-out round or watch from their couch is beginning to come clear.
Christian Pulisic made his long-awaited return to action in Chelsea’s narrow win in Malmö while Weston McKennie and Juventus stayed perfect in the group in a high-scoring home match against Zenit. St. Petersburg.
There were wildly mixed fortunes in midweek Champions League action, with Brendon Aaronson and Weston McKennie helping their teams to the cusp of knock-out round qualification, and Tyler Adams playing an unfortunate role in Leipzig’s collapse to PSG.
