By OkayGoal
Malik Tillman scored twice during the September-October international window and didn’t waste much time getting back on the scoresheet at club level.
Tillman scored his first goal of the season for Bayer Leverkusen in Thursday’s 4-0 Europa League victory over Polish side Lech Poznan. The U.S. Men’s National Team midfielder delivered a strong 90-minute showing in Poland, carrying over his strong international form back to Leverkusen.
Patrik Schick came off the bench due to an early first-half injury and propelled the Bundesliga visitors in front after 29 minutes. The Czechia forward scored from the penalty spot before Tillman doubled Leverkusen’s lead shortly after.
Tillman finished off a rebound in the box three minutes after Schick’s opener to make it 2-0 to Carles Novell’s men.
Schick added his second goal of the first half, once again from the penalty spot to pad Leverkusen’s lead at 3-0 heading into the interval. Ibrahim Maza capped off a dominant performance for the German club, icing the shutout win with an insurance goal before second-half stoppage time.
Tillman, 24, created the most chances (3), won eight duels, drew two fouls, and completed three of his five dribble attempts. It was his best performance yet in Leverkusen colors this season as the Bundesliga side extended their winning run to four matches in all competitions.
Up next for Bayer Leverkusen is a home date with Freiburg on Sunday before continuing Europa League play at OFI Crete on October 22.
Elsewhere, Johnny Cardoso and Atletico Madrid earned a crucial Champions League victory over Manchester United. Tyler Adams and Bournemouth earned a first-ever home European win. Weston McKennie and Juventus used a late winning goal to defeat Celta Vigo. Auston Trusty and Celtic were hammered by Benfica. Aidan Morris helped Middlesbrough defeat Stoke City in EFL Championship action.
Here is a closer look at this week’s Americans Abroad:
Europe
UEFA Champions League
Johnny Cardoso started and played 90 minutes in Atletico Madrid’s 2-0 win over Manchester United on Tuesday.
Sergino Dest started and played 90 minutes in PSV’s 1-0 loss to RB Leipzig on Tuesday.
Sam Adeniran started and played 71 minutes in LASK’s 6-3 loss to Liverpool on Wednesday.
George Bello did not dress for LASK.
Mathis Albert dressed but did not play in Borussia Dortmund’s 1-0 loss to Bodo/Glimt on Wednesday.
Alex Freeman came off the bench and played 24 minutes in Villarreal’s 3-1 win over Napoli on Tuesday.
Ricardo Pepi is OUT (Injury Recovery) for PSV.
UEFA Europa League
Malik Tillman started, scored ONE GOAL, and played 90 minutes in Bayer Leverkusen’s 4-0 win over Lech Poznan on Thursday.
Christian Pulisic came off the bench and played 30 minutes in AC Milan’s 4-0 win over Red Bull Salzburg on Thursday.
Yunus Musah dressed but did not play for AC Milan.
Weston McKennie started and played 90 minutes in Juventus’ 2-1 win over Celta Vigo on Thursday.
Tyler Adams started and played 70 minutes in Bournemouth’s 3-0 win over Sturm Graz on Thursday.
Pellegrino Matarazzo‘s Real Sociedad tied Union St. Gilloise 1-1 on Thursday.
Bryan Reynolds came off the bench and played 11 minutes in Stade Rennais’ 2-1 win over OFI Crete on Thursday.
Tim Weah started and played 90 minutes in Marseille’s 1-0 loss to Olympiakos on Thursday.
Auston Trusty started and played 90 minutes in Celtic’s 4-1 loss to Benfica on Thursday.
Cameron Carter-Vickers did not dress (Muscle Strain) for Celtic.
Chris Richards started and played 90 minutes in Crystal Palace’s 3-2 loss to Lyon on Thursday.
Tanner Tessmann came off the bench and played 12 minutes for Lyon.
Zavier Gozo did not dress for Crystal Palace.
UEFA Conference League
J.J. Williams came off the bench and played 13 minutes in Hearts’ 1-1 draw with Nordsjaelland on Thursday.
Erik Palmer-Brown dressed but did not play in Panathinaikos’ 2-1 win over Borac Banja Luka on Thursday.
England
Championship
George Campbell started and played 90 minutes in West Bromwich Albion’s 2-1 win over Wrexham on Tuesday.
Aidan Morris started and played 90 minutes in Middlesbrough’s 3-2 win over Stoke City on Tuesday.
Sebastian Berhalter started and played 64 minutes for Middlesbrough.
Jack McGlynn started and played 90 minutes for Stoke City.
Max Arfsten came off the bench and played 12 minutes for Middlesbrough.
Luca Bombino came off the bench and played 11 minutes for Stoke City.
Charlie Kelman came off the bench and played 15 minutes in Charlton Athletic’s 2-2 draw with Burnley on Tuesday.
Kristoffer Lund did not dress in Birmingham City’s 4-0 win over Preston North End on Tuesday.
Caleb Wiley did not dress (Injury) for Preston North End.
Patrick Agyemang is OUT (Injury Recovery) for Derby County.
Rokas Pukstas is OUT (Hamstring Injury) for Middlesbrough.
EFL Trophy
Jonathan Tomkinson started and played 90 minutes in Cheltenham Town’s 7-6 penalty shootout win over Tottenham Under-21’s on Tuesday. The teams were tied 2-2 after regulation.
Germany
3. Liga
Terrence Boyd dressed but did not play in Waldhof Mannheim’s 3-0 loss to Ingolstadt on Wednesday.