Americans Abroad Midweek Preview: Yohannes, Tullis-Joyce, and more

The UEFA Ladies’s Champions League quarterfinals conclude this week with all seven American gamers aiming to stay on this season’s competitors.

Lily Yohannes and Lyon return to the Groupama Stadium on Thursday searching for to turnaround a 1-0 mixture deficit towards Wolfsburg. Yohannes got here off the bench to play 19 minutes in final week’s first leg loss in Germany earlier than most lately scoring in Saturday’s 2-2 league draw with Strasbourg.

The 18-year-old midfielder has loved a optimistic first season with Lyon, scoring 5 objectives and including 5 assists in 26 appearances. After breaking in with Ajax’s first staff over the previous two campaigns, Yohannes has taken one other main step ahead in her growth.

Wolfsburg’s slim victory snapped Lyon’s 30-match unbeaten run throughout all competitions, handing the French membership their first defeat since April 27, 2025.

If the French giants wish to keep away from a serious upset, they may want a way more convincing exhibiting towards the two-time UWCL winners.

Here’s a nearer have a look at this week’s People Overseas schedule:

Europe

UEFA Ladies’s Champions League

Phallon Tullis-Joyce and Manchester United go to Bayern Munich on Wednesday. Bayern leads 3-2 on mixture.

Emily Fox and Arsenal go to Alyssa Thompson, Naomi Girma and Chelsea on Wednesday. Arsenal leads 3-1 on mixture.

Lily Yohannes, Lindsey Heaps, Korbin Shrader and Lyon host Wolfsburg on Thursday. Wolfsburg leads 1-0 on mixture.