Texan striker Samuel Adeniran, who played in the USL and MLS before joining Austria’s LASK Linz in 2025, scored his first UEFA Champions League goal in a 4-0 win over Slovan Bratislava. Alex Freeman went the full 90 for Villarreal in a 6-0 home loss to defending champion Paris Saint-Germain.

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Soccer America Executive Editor Mike Woitalla has written freelance articles about soccer for more than 30 media outlets in nine nations. The winner of eight United Soccer Coaches Writing Contest awards,...