This Tuesday, April 13, the first second leg matches will be played in the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League, where three Americans remain alive and will seek, together with their respective teams, the ticket to the semifinals of the most important club tournament in the world, which begins to be defined and the final in Istanbul is getting closer and closer.
Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), Giovanni Reyna (Borussia Dortmund) and Zack Steffen (Manchester City), are the American teams that are still standing in the continental tournament and starting this Tuesday the ticket to the next round will be played, in the return of the quarterfinals of the continental competition.
This is what Americans need to move forward to the Champions League semi-finals:
Christian pulisic
'Captain America' seems to be back and after scoring a Premier League double last weekend, declared himself ready for the return leg against Porto, a series in which Chelsea has a two-goal lead after the first leg, where Pulisic was active. LThose led by Thomas Tuchel will be in the semifinals if they beat or draw against Porto by any score, and even lose by a goal; While in the event that the Portuguese team replicates the result of the first leg, the semifinalist would be defined in the overtime or penalty shootout.
Giovanni reyna
The American came on as a substitute and beat his father in matches played in the Champions League, after substituting in the first leg between Borussia Dortmund and Manchester City, which ended with an advantage for the English team by 2 to 1. Yes Dortmund want to be in the semifinals, must beat by at least two goals the team led by Guardiola, although in case of achieving a victory by the slightest difference, it would also be enough to advance through the away goal lograd at Etihad Stadium.
Zack steffen
The USMNT goalkeeper has only had activity in one match of this edition of the Champions League with Manchester City, where Ederson is the immovable goalkeeper for Guardiola and saw from the bench the victory of the 'citizens' over Dortmund in the first leg, so the current leaders of the Premier League, will seek to consummate their work and any triumph and any draw against the German team would be enough to reach the round of the best four in Europe.
Americans seek to join history
At least one American will be in the UEFA Champions League semi-finals, the round that Tyler Adams reached alongside Leiozig last season, when he broke the 15-year streak without American players, and Adams himself became the first American-born player to score in the quarterfinals in the continental tournament. The three Americans who stay alive, they still hope to match Jovan Kirovski, who is the only American player to win the UEFA Champions League, so far.