[AMERICANS ABROAD] U.S. national team coach Jurgen Klinsmann has been vocal about his players needing to “make astatement” and play in the highest level of European soccer. A record four Americans did just that as they played in the group stage of the competition this fall. Tuesday’s meeting between Sacha Kljestan (Anderlecht) and Oguchi Onyewu (Malaga) marked the first time Americans had faced each other in the ChampionsLeague. Jermaine Jones‘ Schalke 04 and Onyewu’s Malaga won their groups and will be seeded into the knockout phase. The campaign is over for Kljestan but notbefore his play helped earn him a recall to the national team. As for Michael Parkhurst (FC Nordsjaelland), the spotlight of playing in the Champions Leaguecould help the defender, who is a free agent at the end of the month, in his bid to find a new club.
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