Cameron Carter-Vickers and Celtic continued to hold the top spot in the Scottish Premiership after earning three points at home on Wednesday night.
Carter-Vickers made his first start since September 18, logging 76 minutes as Brendan Rodgers’ men defeated Dundee FC 2-0. The U.S. men’s national team defender started alongside fellow compatriot Auston Trusty, helping Celtic to its ninth league victory of the campaign.
Second-half goals from Alistair Johnston and Arne Engels propelled the Hoops to three points, keeping them ahead of Aberdeen on goal differential.
Carter-Vickers, who missed time due to a toe injury this fall, looks back and ready to go as Celtic prepares for its Scottish League Cup semifinal on Saturday. The 26-year-old will aim to retain his starting spot as Hampden Park hosts Celtic’s showdown with Aberdeen.
In England, Matt Turner won in his Crystal Palace debut as the Eagles advanced to the EFL Cup quarterfinals. Duane Holmes and Preston North End suffered elimination at the hands of Arsenal.
In Italy, Weston McKennie and Tim Weah both scored in Juventus’ home draw with Parma.
In Germany, Cole Campbell and Joe Scally were among the American players to suffer DFB Pokal elimination.
Elsewhere, Bryan Reynolds scored for Westerlo while Marlon Fossey featured off the bench for Standard Liege. George Bello helped LASK advance in the Austrian Cup.
Here is a closer look at this week’s Americans Abroad:
England
Championship
Matt Turner started, made EIGHT SAVES, and played 90 minutes in Crystal Palace’s 2-1 win over Aston Villa on Wednesday.
Duane Holmes started and played 90 minutes in Preston North End’s 3-0 loss to Arsenal on Wednesday.
Chris Richards is OUT (Injury) for Crystal Palace.
Lynden Gooch is OUT (Injury) for Stoke City.
Germany
DFB Pokal
Jordan Pefok started and played 90 minutes in Union Berlin’s 2-0 loss to Arminia Bielefeld on Wednesday.
Julian Green started and played 90 minutes in Greuther Furth’s 1-0 loss to Regensburg on Tuesday.
Joe Scally started and played 85 minutes in Borussia Moenchengladbach’s 2-1 loss to Eintracht Frankfurt on Wednesday.
Timmy Chandler dressed but did not play for Eintracht Frankfurt.
Lennard Maloney started and played 75 minutes in Heidenheim’s 2-1 loss to Hertha Berlin on Wednesday.
Cole Campbell came off the bench and played 43 minutes in Borussia Dortmund’s 1-0 loss to Wolfsburg on Tuesday.
Kevin Paredes did not dress (Injury) for Wolfsburg.
Gio Reyna is OUT (Injury) for Borussia Dortmund.
Italy
Serie A
Yunus Musah started and played 90 minutes in AC Milan’s 2-0 loss to Napoli on Tuesday.
Christian Pulisic came off the bench and played 28 minutes for AC Milan.
Weston McKennie started, scored ONE GOAL, and played 71 minutes Juventus 2-2 draw with Parma on Wednesday.
Tim Weah started, scored ONE GOAL, registered ONE ASSIST, and played 59 minutes for Juventus.
Gianluca Busio started and played 74 minutes in Venezia’s 3-2 win over Udinese on Wednesday.
Serie B
Andrija Novakovich came off the bench and played eight minutes in Bari’s 0-0 draw with Carrarese on Tuesday.
Kristoffer Lund came off the bench and played 45 minutes in Palermo’s 0-0 draw with Mantova on Wednesday.
Spain
Copa Del Rey
Johnny Cardoso came off the bench and played 28 minutes in Real Betis 6-1 win over CD Gevora on Thursday.
Scotland
Premiership
Auston Trusty started and played 90 minutes in Celtic’s 2-0 win over Dundee FC on Wednesday.
Cameron Carter-Vickers started and played 76 minutes for Celtic.
Dante Polvara is OUT (Injury) for Aberdeen.
Netherlands
KNVB Cup
Paxten Aaronson started and played 60 minutes in FC Utrecht’s 2-1 win over Lisse on Thursday.
Taylor Booth dressed but did not play for FC Utrecht.
Zach Booth did not dress in Excelsior’s 2-1 win over VVV-Venlo on Tuesday.
Anthony Fontana did not dress in PEC Zwolle’s 4-3 loss to NEC Nijmegen on Tuesday.
Austria
Cup
George Bello came off the bench and played 45 minutes in LASK’s 2-1 win over Voitsberg on Wednesday.
Switzerland
Super League
Konrad De La Fuente started, registered ONE ASSIST, and played 72 minutes in Lausanne’s 3-0 win over Yverdon on Tuesday.
Belgium
Cup
Bryan Reynolds started, scored ONE GOAL, and played 90 minutes in Westerlo’s 2-1 win over Molenbeek on Tuesday.
Griffin Yow came off the bench and played 13 minutes for Westerlo.
Julian Placias did not dress for Westerlo.
Marlon Fossey came off the bench and played 45 minutes in Standard Liege’s 3-2 win over Lyra-Lierse on Wednesday.
TLDR of this is only 6 americans won a game. Pretty sad
Your math isn’t mathing.
Fossey
Yow
Reynolds
Konrad
Bello
PAaronson (TBooth but didn’t play)
CCV
Trusty
Johnny
Busio
Turner
Not a good day for Americans in Germany though
Konrad has a loooooooooonnnnnnnnngggggggggg way to go.
Showing a pulse at least.
Woukd like to see Reynolds with the USMNT again.
Konrad coming back to life?