Alex Freeman, the USMNT’s 22-year-old right back, came on at halftime in Villarreal’s 3-2 loss at Borussia Dortmund on Matchday 1 of the 2026-27 UEFA Champions League. Left winger George Bello, 24, started for Austria’s LASK in its 1-0 loss at AEK Athens. The post Americans Abroad: Freeman and Bello make UEFA Champions League debut appeared first on Soccer America.
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Matchday 1 of the UEFA Champions League's league phase kicks off on Tuesday, when Texan Samuel Adeniran and Georgia product George Bello could make their UCL debuts with Austrian club LASK Linz. Villarreal, whose Alex Freeman started in LaLiga last weekend, takes on Borussia Dortmund, which named 17-year-old Mathis Albert to its Champions League roster. Atletico Madrid (Johnny Cardoso) is in action Wednesday, followed by PSV (Sergino Dest and Ricardo Pepi) on Thursday. The post Americans Abroad: 7 U.S. players in the UEFA Champions League appeared first on Soccer America.
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