U.S. Abroad: Schoenfeld's Maccabi advances in Europe

• by Paul Kennedy  @pkedit, Jul 21, 2017

Aaron Schoenfeld was the only American who advanced in UEFA play this week as Israel's Maccabi Tel Aviv swept its series with Iceland's KR, winning 2-0 on the road for a 5-1 aggregate win.

2017-18 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE:
Second qualifying round (First Leg, July 12):
Brian Span (IFK Mariehamn, Finland), 90 minutes, 0-6 at Legia Warsaw (Poland)
(Aggregate: 0-9.)
Third qualifying round (July 25-26, Aug. 1-2):
Ethan Horvath (Club Brugge, Belgium) vs. Legia Warsaw (Poland).
Group stage (starts Sept. 12-13):
Cameron Carter-Vickers (Tottenham, England)
Christian Pulisic (Borussia Dortmund, Germany)

2017-18 EUROPA LEAGUE:
Second qualifying round (July 13, July 20):
Dion Acoff (Valur, Iceland), sub-23 minutes, 2-3 at Domzale (Slovenia)
(Aggregate: 3-5.)
Alex Horwath (Brann, Norway), 90 minutes, 0-2 vs. Ruzomberok (Slovakia)
(Aggregate: 1-2.)
Aaron Schoenfeld (Maccabi Tel Aviv, Israel), 74 minutes, 2-0 at KR (Iceland)
(Aggregate: 5-1)

Third qualifying round (July 27, Aug. 3):
*Kenny Saief (Gent, Belgium) vs. Dinamo Brest (Belarus)
*Faces hernia surgery that will keep him out of the series.
Aaron Schoenfeld (Maccabi Tel Aviv, Israel), vs. Panionios (Greece)
Caleb Stanko (Freiburg, Germany), vs. Domzale (Slovenia)