The Champions League is the height of world soccer. You can hear the theme music reverberating around every time the very name of the competition is ushered. And for that reason, for the U.S Men’s National Team, Tuesday was a great day.
German giants Borussia Dortmund faced off against Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of their Round of 16 tie. Dortmund fans went home happy as they defeated PSG 2-1.
While Erling Braut Haaland grabbed all the headlines for his goalscoring exploits, from an American perspective, the biggest development from the evening was the second-half introduction of Giovanni Reyna, who made his Champions League debut in one of the most pressurized situations in world football.