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Nottingham Forest score touchdown on Brighton in shocking 7-0 thrashing

NOTTINGHAM — Fired-up Nottingham Forest thumped Brighton & Hove Albion 7-0 helped by a hat trick from striker Chris Wood in their Premier League clash at the City Ground on Saturday in an emphatic bounce back from last week's humbling 5-0 loss at Bournemouth.

Forest move to 47 points after 24 games to consolidate third spot as they chase Champions League qualification, while Brighton are ninth on 34. Forest are now level with second-placed Arsenal, who host Manchester City in fourth on Sunday.

Cristiano Ronaldo nets career goal No. 921 and an assist in 2-1 Al Nassr win

Cristiano Ronaldo can’t stop scoring as he found the back of the net once again for Al Nassr on Thursday in a 2-1 victory against Al Raed during a Saudi Pro League match. The goal was CR7’s 921st in his career.

Ronaldo will turn 40 on Wednesday and shows no signs of slowing his goal scoring. Thursday’s game marked his eighth game with a goal in Al Nassr’s previous nine games.

His latest goal saw him get the slightest touch on a set piece into the box to open the scoring in the 35th minute.

Cristiano Ronaldo goal vs Al Raed

Epic backheel assist proves once again why Gio Reyna deserves to start for Dortmund

A superb Gio Reyna backheel assist vs. Shakhtar Donetsk helped Borussia Dortmund secure a 3-1 victory in the Champions League and once against made USMNT fans wonder why he doesn’t get more time.

Reyna was once again on the bench for Dortmund as he’s only started three games across all competitions this season for the German giants. 

The 22-year-old American was brought on as a substitute in the 64th minute and produced a lovely piece of skill just 15 minutes later.

Second half comeback sees Pep Guardiola’s Man City avoid humiliating UCL exit

MANCHESTER — Manchester City kept their Champions League campaign alive by beating Belgian side Club Brugge 3-1 in a nervy must-win match on Wednesday thanks to goals from Mateo Kovacic and substitute Savinho, and a Brugge own goal.

The victory in their league-phase finale secured Pep Guardiola's men a spot in the two-legged playoff knockout round. They finished 22nd in the table, three places above elimination. They face either Bayern Munich or Real Madrid in the knockout stage.

Cristiano Ronaldo scores 920th career goal in Al Nassr 3-1 victory

Ronaldo has marked another milestone in his illustrious career by netting his 920th goal in a 3-1 win for Al Nassr against Al Fateh in the Saudi Pro League.

Watch: Cristiano Ronaldo 920th goal vs. Al Fateh

The Portuguese icon’s goal came in the 87th minute following a well-timed interception by the Al Nassr midfield in the opposition's half. Ronaldo was perfectly placed to latch onto a precise cross from Sadio Mané from the left flank, with the 39-year-old sealing the victory for his team.

USMNT Abroad: All action from Americans in Europe this weekend

Welcome to this week’s edition of USMNT Abroad, where we bring you the latest updates on American soccer players making waves across Europe. 

From standout performances to key transfers, rumors and injury reports, The18 has got you covered with all the action involving U.S. men’s national team players in Europe’s top leagues. 

C’mon, you yanks!

USMNT Abroad this weekend: The latest on American players in Europe

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Diego Luna breaks nose, comes back on pitch and provides assist against Costa Rica minutes later

Get ready to see more of Diego Luna, USMNT fans.

U.S. men's national team player, Diego Luna, faced an early setback during the January camp match against Costa Rica on Wednesday, with the attacker suffering a gruesome injury when a Costa Rican defender inadvertently elbowed him in the face, resulting in a broken nose. 

Watch: Mauricio Pochettino misses U.S. goal while on a suspected emergency bathroom break

United States men’s national team head coach Mauricio Pochettino will be pleased with his team’s 3-0 victory vs. Costa Rica on Wednesday. He might however be disappointed with his digestive system as he missed the USA’s second goal while back in the locker room.

We can’t confirm what he was doing not on the sidelines. Judging from his jogging form going back to the locker room, we have a pretty solid guess as to what was happening.

In the 77th minute Poch was spotted on camera doing a hasty jog to the facilities.

Man City drop to UCL elimination zone after blowing 2-0 lead to PSG

PARIS — Paris Saint-Germain clawed back from two goals down to stun Manchester City 4-2 in the Champions League on Wednesday and leave the English club outside the playoff places and in danger of elimination.

Goals from PSG's Ousmane Dembele, Bradley Barcola, Joao Neves and Goncalo Ramos turned the match on its head after City had taken the game by the scruff of the neck.

Man City vs PSG highlights

Barcelona mount amazing comeback vs. Benfica to win dramatic 9-goal thriller

LISBON — Raphinha scored deep into stoppage time to hand Barcelona a dramatic 5-4 comeback win at Benfica and a place in the last 16 of the Champions League on Tuesday after a hat-trick from Vangelis Pavlidis gave the hosts a two-goal halftime lead.

Barcelona vs Benfica highlights

Greek striker Pavlidis opened the scoring after two minutes with a tap-in before Robert Lewandowski equalized from the spot as VAR awarded Barca a penalty for a Tomas Araujo foul on Alejandro Balde in the 11th minute.

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