Five-time defending Scottish Premiership champion Celtic, which starts the American duo of Auston Trusty and Cameron Carter-Vickers in central defense, beat Austria's LASK, which also starts two Americans, 3-0 in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League qualifying playoff. • Johnny Cardoso stayed on the bench during Atletico Madrid's 2026-27 LaLiga opener. The post AMERICANS ABROAD: U.S. backline duo well poised for UCL return with Celtic appeared first on Soccer America.