MLS: Fire, Sounders Grab Saturday Wins

Nine games were contested on in Major League Soccer on Saturday, with all kickoff times Pacific.

At Bridgeview, Illinois:

Djordje Mihalovic (20'), Nemanja Nikolic (PK-29'), and Aleksandar Katai (66') each scored once as the Chicago Fire defeated the visiting Los Angeles Football Club 3-1.

At Seattle:

Raul Ruidiaz scored twice (22', 73') as the Seattle Sounders demolished the visiting Colorado Rapids 4-0.

At Washington:

Wayne Rooney (48', 81') and Paul Arriola (61', 78') each scored twice as DC United destroyed the visiting Montreal Impact 5-0.

At Columbus, Ohio:

The Columbus Crew and visiting Philadelphia Union battled to a 0-0 stalemate in a contest with major playoff implications for both clubs.

At Toronto:

Lucas Janson scored what proved to be the winning goal in the 53rd minute as Toronto FC dominated the visiting New England Revolution 4-1 to keep their flickering playoff chances alive.

At Minneapolis:

Angelo Rodriguez scored twice (20', 36') as Minnesota United knocked off visiting New York City 2-1.

At Houston:

Mauro Manotas (56'), Tomas Martinez (68'), and Romell Quioto (87') each scored a second-half goal as the Houston Dynamo battled back from a 2-0 halftime deficit to upend the visiting (and woeful) San Jose Earthquakes 3-2.

At Carson, California:

Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice (PK-4', 58') as the Los Angeles Galaxy dominated the visiting Vancouver Whitecaps 3-0.

At Portland, Oregon:

FC Dallas locked up a playoff berth after their 0-0 road deadlock with the ten-man Portland Timbers.

Lions Blank Visiting Maritimo

At Lisbon:

In Saturday Portuguese Lima action, Bruno Fernandes (PK-12') and Fredy Montero (35'; remember him Seattle Sounders fans?) each scored once as Sporting CP blanked visiting Maritimo 2-0.

Wolves Blank Saints At Home

At Wolverhampton, England:

Ivan Cavaleiro (79') and Jonny Castro (87') each scored once on Saturday as Wolverhampton Wanderers stretched their English Premier League unbeaten streak to five games following their 2-0 blanking of visiting Southampton.

Parakeets Draw With Rayo On Road

At Madrid:

Raul de Tomas (6') and Gael Kakuta (PK-47') each scored once on Friday as Rayo Vallecano gained a 2-2 home draw with Espanyol in Spanish Primera Division (La Liga) play.

Borja Iglesias (19') and Esteban Granero (45'+1) produced the Parakeets' tallies.

Bayern Blanked In Berlin

At Berlin:

In Friday German Bundesliga play, Vedad Ibisevic (PK-23') and Ondrej Duda (44') each scored a goal in the first half as Hertha BSC Berlin knocked off visiting Bayern Munich 2-0.

Monaco Blanked On Road

At Saint-Etienne, France:

In Friday French Ligue 1 action, Wahbi Khazia scored both goals (41', 54') in Saint-Etienne's 2-0 home victory over AS Monaco.

Defensive Boo-Boo Enables Empoli To Gain Home Draw With Rossoneri

At Empoli, Italy:

In Thursday Italian Serie A play, Francesco Caputo's own goal in the 71st minute lifted Empoli to a 1-1 home draw with AC Milan.

Leonardo Capezzi's own goal in the 10th minute provided the visitors' score.

Another MLS Coaching Casualty

The Whitecaps gave Carl Robinson and his coaching staff the boot.

Craig Dalrymple, the Caps' Academy technical director, will serve as interim coach for Vancouver's final five regular-season games.

MLS: Citizens Douse Fire To Lock Up Playoff Berth; Chicago Eliminated

At New York:

Alexander Ring (47') and David Villa (51') each scored once in the lone Wednesday Major League Soccer contest to propel New York City to a 2-0 home blanking of the Chicago Fire, locking up a playoff berth for the host while the guests will miss out on post-season play for the fifth time in six years.

MAURO MANOTAS SCORES TWICE AS DYNAMO BLITZ PHILLY FOR FIRST US OPEN CUP TITLE

At Houston:

Mauro Manotas scored twice (4', 25') as the Houston Dynamo won their first-ever US Open Cup title on Wednesday by dominating the visiting Philadelphia Union (who have now dropped Open Cup finals without a victory) 3-0.

Parakeets To Host Eibar On Tuesday

At Barcelona, Spain:

Mario Hermoso scored the only goal of the match in the 68th minute on Tuesday as Espanyol defeated visiting SD Eibar 1-0 in Spanish Primera League action.

Augsburg Gain Late Road Draw With Bayern

At Munich, Germany:

In Tuesday action in the German Bundesliga, Felix Gotze's 86th-minute equalizer lifted Augsburg to a 1-1 road draw with Bayern Munich.

Arjen Robben scored for the hosts in the 48th minute.

Monaco Fall At Home To Angers

At Fontvieille, Monaco:

In Tuesday play in France's Ligue 1, Stephane Bahoken's goal in the 27th minute carried Angers to a 1-0 road win over AS Monaco.

Braga Knock Off Lions At Home

At Braga, Portugal:

In the lone Monday Portuguese Liga contest, Dyego Sousa's goal in the 67th minute lifted Sporting Braga past visiting Sporting CP 1-0.

MLS: Sunday Wins For Philly, Galaxy, Hoops

Three games were played in Major League Soccer on Sunday.

At Chester, Pennsylvania:

Jay Simpson scored twice (71', 89') as the Philadelphia Union blanked visiting Sporting Kansas City 2-0.

Carson, California:

Zlatan Ibrahimovic (PK-9'), Ola Kamara (40'), and Emmanuel Boateng (52') each scored once as the Los Angeles Galaxy whitewashed the visiting Seattle Sounders 3-0.

At Vancouver, British Columbia:

Matt Hedges scored the winning goal in minute #87 as FC Dallas knocked off the Vancouver Whitecaps 2-1 on the road.



MLS STANDINGS:

EASTERN CONFERENCE:

1.   x-Atlanta United FC (GP: 30; GD: +29; PTS: 63)
2.   x-New York Red Bulls (GP: 30; GD: +23; PTS: 59)
3.      New York City FC (GP: 30; PTS: +13; PTS: 50)
4.      Columbus (GP: 30; GD: +1; PTS: 47)
5.      Philadelphia (GP: 30; GD: -2; PTS: 30)
6.      Montreal (GP: 30; GD: -5; PTS: 40)
7.      DC United (GP: 28; GD: 0; PTS: 35)
8.      New England (GP: 29; GD: -2; PTS: 35)
9.      Toronto FC (GP: 29; GD: -7; PTS: 30)
10.    Chicago (GP: 29; GD: -11; PTS: 28)
11.    Orlando City SC (GP: 29; GD: -26; PTS: 25)

NOTE:  With DC United and New England level on points with 35, DC has more wins than the Revolution (9-8).



WESTERN CONFERENCE:

1.        FC Dallas (GP: 29; GD: +11; PTS: 53)
2.        Kansas City (GP: 29; GD: +18; PTS: 51)
3.        Los Angeles Football Club (GP: 29; GD: +14; PTS: 50)
4.        Portland (GP: 30; GD: +1; PTS: 47)
5.        Real Salt Lake (GP: 30; GD: 0; PTS: 45)
6.        Seattle (GP: 29; GD: +5; PTS: 44)
7.        Los Angeles Galaxy (GP: 30; GD: -2; PTS: 41)
8.        Vancouver (GP: 29; GD: -9; PTS: 40)
9.        Minnesota United FC (GP: 29; GD: -14; PTS: 33)
10.      Houston (GP: 29; GD: +4; PTS: 32)
11.   z-Colorado (GP: 29; GD: -12; PTS: 24)
12.   z-San Jose (GP: 30; GD: -18; PTS: 20)



x-Clinched berth in MLS Cup Playoffs

z-Eliminated from playoff contention

Rossoneri Settle For Home Draw With Atalanta

At Milan, Italy:

In Sunday Italian Series A action, Alejandro Gomez (54') and Emiliano Rigoni (90'+1) each scored once as Atalanta came back from two one-goal deficits to gain a 2-2 road draw with AC Milan.

Gonzalo Higuan (2') and Giacomo Bonaventura (61') each scored once for the Rossoneri.

Parakeets Fall To Los Blancos In Madrid

At Madrid:

Marco Arsenio's goal in the 41st minute on Saturday carried Real Madrid to a 1-0 La Liga home victory over Espanyol.

Bayern Blank Royal Blues On Road

At Gelsenkirchen, Germany:

In Saturday German Bundesliga action, James Rodriguez (8') and Robert Lewandowski (PK-64') each scored once as Bayern Munich blanked FC Schalke 2-0 on the road.

NSWL Title Game:Too Much Courage For Thorns

At Portland, Oregon:

In front of a sellout crowd of 21,144 at Providence Park, Jessica McDonald scored twice (40', 64') on Saturday as the North Carolina Courage dominated the home-standing Portland Thorns 3-0 in the National Women's Soccer League championship game, avenging their defeat in last title match.

MLS: Saturday Wins For LAFC, Red Bulls, Five Stripes, Crew, Loons

Eight games were contested in Major League Soccer on Saturday.

At Los Angeles:

Walker Zimmerman scored both goals (41', 68') in the Los Angeles Football Club's 2-0 home blanking of the San Jose Earthquakes.

At Harrison, New Jersey:

Alejandro Romero Gamarra (70') and Derrick Etienne (90'+3) each scored once as the New York Red Bulls blanked visiting Toronto FC 2-0, delivering a crippling blow to the Reds' playoff chances.

At Atlanta:

Julian Gressel (37') and Hector Villalba (61') each scored once as Atlanta United blanked visiting Real Salt Lake 2-0.

At Columbus, Ohio:

Federico Higuain scored the winning goal in the 57th minute as the Columbus Crew defeated the visiting Colorado Rapids 2-1.

At Montreal:

Michael Azira's equalizer in the 27th minute enabled the Montreal Impact to gain a 1-1 home deadlock with New York City.

Rudy Camacho's own goal produced the Citizens' tally at 17 minutes.

At Foxborough, Massachusetts:

Scott Caldwell (62') and Cristian Penilla (70') each scored a second-half tally as the New England Revolution salvaged a 2-2 home draw with the Chicago Fire.

Aleksandar Katai (19') and Michael Mancienne (OG-67') each scored once for the guests.

At Orlando, Florida:

Orlando City and the visiting Houston Dynamo battled to a 0-0 stalemate.

At Minneapolis:

Romario Ibarra scored twice (18', 36') while Michael Boxall scored the game winner in the 43rd minute as Minnesota United held off the visiting Portland Timbers 3-2.

Wolves Gain Road Draw With Red Devils

At Manchester, England:

In Saturday English Premier League action, Joao Moutinho's equalizer in the 53rd minute lifted Wolverhampton Wanderers to a 1-1 road draw with Manchester United.

Fred scored in the 18th minute for the Red Devils.

CAF Champions League: Al-Ahly Too Much For Horoya As Egyptian Club Advances To Semifinals

At Cairo, Egypt:

In Saturday's finale of the CAF Champions League's quarterfinal, Walid Soliman (32'), Islam Mohareb (53'), Salah Mohsen (69'), and Ahmed Fathy (90'+2) each scored once as Al-Ahly demolished visiting Horoya 4-0 in game two and ousted the Guinean club by that same score to advance to the semifinal round.

Monaco Settles For 1-1 Home Draw With Nimes On Friday

At Fontvieille, Monaco:

Radamel Falcao's equalizer in the 27th minute carried AS Monaco to a 1-1 Friday Ligue 1 home draw with Nimes Olympique.

Tony Briancon scored for the guests at 19 minute.

CAF Champions League: August 1st Club, ES Tunis, ES Satif Advance To Semifinals

The quarterfinal round of the CAF Champions League resumed on Friday with three games.

At Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo:

Lompala Bokamba scored the series-winning goal in the 34th minute as Clube Desportivo Primeiro de Agosto gained a 1-1 game-two road draw with TP Mazembe and won the series on away goals with the aggregate score at 1-1.

At Sousse, Tunisia:

Fousseny Coulibaly scored the game's lone goal in the 87th minute as Esperance de Tunis defeated Etoile du Sahel 1-0 on the road in game two and won their all-Tunisian series 3-1 on aggregate. 

At Casablanca, Morocco:

A 0-0 game-two stalemate on the road was good enough for ES Setif as they knocked out Wydad Casablanca 1-0 on aggregate.

CONCACAF League: Tauro, Herediano Take Semifinal Series Openers

Both series in the CONCACAF League's semifinal round opened on Thursday.

At Panama City, Panama:

Edwin Aguilar scored twice (12', PK-55') as Tauro FC defeated visiting Motagua 2-1 in the opening match of their two-game series.

At Heredia, Costa Rica:

Yendrick Ruiz scored twice (PK-28', 90'+3) as Herediano opened their series by blanking visiting Arabe Unido 2-0.

Copa Libertadores: Palmeiras Blank Colo-Colo On Road In Quarterfinal Series Opener

At Santiago, Chile:

The quarterfinal round of the Copa Libertadores reached its' midway point on Thursday as Bruno Henrique (2') and Dudu (77') each scored a goal as Palmeiras blanked Colo-Colo 2-0 on the road in their series opener.

Europa League: Chelsea, Lazio, Bhoys Open Group-Stage Play With Thursday Wins

Group-stage play in the Europa League commenced on Thursday with 24 games.

GROUP A:

At Nicosia, Cyprus:

Benjamin Kololli's penalty kick in the 61st minute provided all the scoring in FC Zurich's 1-0 road win over AEK Larnaca.

At Razgrad, Bulgaria:

Kai Havertz scored twice (38', 69') as Bayer Leverkusen defeated Ludogorets Razgrad 3-2 on the road.

Group A Standings:

1. Bayer Leverkusen (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
2. FC Zurich (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
3. Ludogorets Razgrad (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)
4. AEK Larnaca (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)



GROUP B:

At Leipzig, Germany:

Fredrik Gulbrandsen scored the winning goal in the 89th minute as FC Red Bull Salzburg defeated RB Leipzig 3-2 on the road.

At Glasgow, Scotland:

Leigh Griffiths' goal in the 87th minute carried Celtic to a 1-0 home victory over Rosenborg.

Group B Standings:

1. FC Red Bull Salzburg (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
2. Celtic (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
3. RB Leipzig (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0) 
4. Rosenborg BK (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)



GROUP C:

At Copenhagen, Denmark:

Pieros Sotiriou's equalizer at 63 minutes enabled FC Copenhagen to salvage a 1-1 home draw with Zenit Saint Petersburg.

Robert Mak scored for the Russian club in the 44th minute.

At Prague, Czech Republic:

Jaromir Zmrhal's goal in the 35th minute proved to be all the scoring in Slavia Prague's 1-0 victory over visiting Bordeaux.

Group C Standings:

1. Slavia Prague (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
2. Zenit Saint Petersburg (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
3. FC Copenhagen (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
4. Bordeaux (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)

NOTE:  Zenit Saint Petersburg scored a road goal in their 1-1 Thursday draw with FC Copenhagen.



GROUP D:

At Trnava, Slovakia:

Matej Oravec scored the only goal of the match in the 79th minute as Spartak Trnava defeated visiting RSC Anderlecht 1-0.

At Zagreb, Croatia:

Izet Hajrovic scored twice (27', 57') as Dinamo Zagreb dominated visiting Fenerbahce 4-1.

Group D Standings:

1. Dinamo Zagreb (GP: 1; GD: +3; PTS: 3)
2. Spartak Trnava (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
3. RSC Anderlecht (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)
4. Fenerbahce (GP: 1; GD: -3; PTS: 0)



GROUP E:

At Lisbon:

Raphinha (54') and Jovane Cabral (88') delivered the goals as Sporting CP blanked visiting Qarabag 2-0.

At London:

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored twice (32', 56') to help carry Arsenal to a 4-2 home victory over Vorskla Poltava.

Group E Standings:

1. Arsenal (GP: 1; GD: +2; PTS: 3)
2. Sporting CP (GP: 1; GD: +2; PTS: 3)
3. Vorskla Poltava (GP: 1; GD: -2; PTS: 0)
4. Qarabag (GP: 1; GD: -2; PTS: 0)



GROUP F:

At Luxembourg City, Luxembourg:

Gonzalo Higuain scored the lone goal of AC Milan's 1-0 road win over F91 Dudelange in the first-ever UEFA group-stage match for a Luxembourgian club.

At Piraeus, Greece:

Olympiacos and visiting Real Betis battled to a 0-0 stalemate. 

Group F Standings:

1. AC Milan (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
2. Real Betis (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
3. Olympiacos (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
4. F91 Dudelange (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)

NOTE:  In the disciplinary points department, it's Real Betis at -2, compared to Olympiacos' -4.



GROUP G:

At Villarreal, Spain:

Scott Arfield (67') and Kyle Lafferty (76') each scored once as Rangers battled back to gain a 2-2 road draw with Villarreal.

Carlos Bacca (1') and Gerard Moreno (69') each scored once for the Yellow Submarine.

At Vienna, Austria:

Goals from Artem Timofeev (OG-50') and Thomas Murg (68') carried Rapid Vienna to a 2-0 home blanking of Spartak Moscow.

Group G Standings:

1. Rapid Vienna (GP: 1; GD: +2; PTS: 3)
2. Rangers (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
3. Villareal (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
4. Spartak Moscow (GP: 1; GD: -2; PTS: 0)

NOTE:  Rangers scored two road goals in their 2-2 Thursday draw with Villarreal.



GROUP H:

At Marseilles, France:

Luka Jovic scored the winning goal in the 89th minute as Eintracht Frankfurt knocked off Marseille 2-1 on the road.

At Rome:

Ciro Immobile's game-winning penalty kick in the 84th minute lifted Lazio to a 2-1 win over visiting Apollon Limassol.

Group H Standings:

1. Eintracht Frankfurt (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
2. Lazio (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
3. Apollon Limassol (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)
4. Marseille (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)

NOTE:  Eintracht Frankfurt scored two road goals on Thursday against Marseille.



GROUP I:

At Istanbul, Turkey:

Enzo Roco scored the winning goal in the 69th minute as Besiktas defeated visiting Sarpsborg 08 by a score of 3-1.

At Genk, Belgium:

Leandro Trossard (37') and Mbwana Samatta (71') each scored once as KRC Genk blanked visiting Malmo FF 2-0.

Group I Standings:

1. Besiktas (GP: 1; GD: +2; PTS: 3)
2. KRC Genk (GP: 1; GD: +2; PTS: 3)
3. Sarpsborg 08 (GP: 1; GD: -2; PTS: 0)
4. Malmo FF (GP: 1; GD: -2; PTS: 0)



GROUP J:

At Seville, Spain:

Ever Banega (8', PK-74') and Wissam Ben Yedder (49', 70') each scored twice as Sevilla demolished visiting Standard Liege 5-1.

At Akhisar, Turkey:

Viktor Claesson's goal in the 26th minute carried FC Krasnodar to a 1-0 road win over Akhisarspor.

Group J Standings:

1. Sevilla (GP: 1; GD: +4; PTS: 3)
2. FC Krasnodar (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
3. Akhisarspor (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)
4. Standard Liege (GP: 1; GD: -4; PTS: 0)



GROUP K:

At Rennes, France:

Hatem Ben Arfa converted the game-winning penalty kick in the opening minute of second-half stoppage time as Rennes defeated visiting FK Jablonec 2-1.

At Kiev, Ukraine:

Marin Anicic (21') and Roman Murtazayev (90'+5) each scored once as Astana gained a 2-2 road draw with Dynamo Kiev.

Viktor Tsygankov (11') and Denys Garmash (45'+1) each scored once for the hosts.

Group K Standings:

1. Rennes (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
2. Astana (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
3. Dynamo Kiev (GP: 1; GD: 0; PTS: 1)
4. FK Jablonec (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)

NOTE:  Astana scored two road goals in their Thursday 2-2 draw with Dynamo Kiev.



GROUP L:

At Thessaloniki, Greece:

Willian scored the only goal of Chelsea's 1-0 road win over PAOK FC in the seventh minute.

At Budapest, Hungary:

Jasse Tuominen (27') and Yegor Filipenko (85') each scored once as FC BATE Borisov blanked MOL Vidi 2-0 on the road.

Group L Standings:

1. FC BATE Borisov (GP: 1; GD: +2; PTS: 3)
2. Chelsea (GP: 1; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
3. PAOK FC (GP: 1; GD: -1; PTS: 0)
4. MOL Vidi (GP: 1; GD: -2; PTS: 0)

Copa Libertadores

The quarterfinal round of the Copa Libertadores continued on Wednesday with two games, both to be played in Argentina.

At Avellaneda, Argentina:

The opening match between Independiente and visiting River Plate concluded in a 0-0 stalemate.

At Buenos Aires:

Mauro Zarate (35') and Pablo Perez (81') each scored once as Boca Juniors blanked visiting Cruzeiro 2-0 in their series opener. 

Campeones Cup: Tigres Too Much For Reds

At Toronto:

In Wednesday's inaugural edition of the Campeones Cup, Jesus Duenas scored twice (36', 64') as Tigres defeated Toronto FC 3-1 on the road.

MLS: Timbers Hold Off Crew; Philly Snaps Sounders' Hot Streak; Comeback Win For Five Stripes At Quakes' Expense

Three games were contested on Wednesday in Major League Soccer.

At Portland, Oregon:

David Guzman (18'), Andy Polo (37'), and Lalas Abubakar (OG-49') each scored a goal as the Portland Timbers held off the visiting Columbus Crew 3-2.

At Seattle, Washington:

Fafa Picault's goal in the third minute of second-half stoppage time lifted the Philadelphia Union to a 1-0 road win over the Seattle Sounders, ending Seattle's nine-game winning streak (and their 12-match unbeaten run).

At San Jose, California:

Josef Martinez scored twice (PK-70', 90'+5) as Atlanta United overcame a 4-1 deficit to knock off the San Jose Earthquakes 4-3, spoiling Steve Ralston's debut as the Quakes' interim head coach.

That fourth San Jose goal was disallowed after video review.



MLS STANDINGS:

EASTERN CONFERENCE:

1.   x-Atlanta United FC (GP: 29; GD: +27; PTS: 60)
2.   x-New York Red Bulls (GP: 29; GD: +21; PTS: 56)
3.      New York City FC (GP: 29; GD: +13; PTS: 49)
4.      Columbus (GP: 29; GD: 0; PTS: 44)
5.      Philadelphia (GP: 29; GD: -4; PTS: 43)
6.      Montreal (GP: 29; GD: -5; PTS: 39)
7.      DC United (GP: 28; GD: 0; PTS: 35)
8.      New England (GP: 28; GD: -2; PTS: 34)
9.      Toronto FC (GP: 28; GD: -5; PTS: 30)
10.    Chicago (GP: 28; GD: -11; PTS: 27)
11.    Orlando City SC (GP: 28; GD: -26; PTS: 24)



WESTERN CONFERENCE:

1.      Kansas City (GP: 28; GD: +20; PTS: 51)
2.      FC Dallas (GP: 28; GD: +10; PTS: 50)
3.      Los Angeles Football Club (GP: 28; GD: +12; PTS: 47)
4.      Portland (GP: 29; GD: +2; PTS: 47)
5.      Real Salt Lake (GP: 29; GD: +2; PTS: 45)
6.      Seattle (GP: 28; GD: +8; PTS: 44)
7.      Vancouver (GP: 28; GD: -8; PTS: 40)
8.      Los Angeles Galaxy (GP: 29; GD: -5; PTS: 38)
9.      Houston (GP: 28; GD: +4; PTS: 31)
10.    Minnesota United FC (GP: 28; GD: -15; PTS: 30)
11. z-Colorado (GP: 28; GD: -22; PTS: 28)
12. z-San Jose (GP: 29; GD: -16; PTS: 20)

NOTE:  With the Los Angeles Football Club and Portland level on points (28) and wins (13), Los Angeles FC has the superior goal differential (+12, compared to the Timbers' +2).

x-Clinched berth in MLS Cup Playoffs

z-Eliminated from playoff contention

UEFA Champions League, Group H: Red Devils and Juve (Despite CR 7's Red Card) Get Road Wins

Action from Group H of the UEFA Champions League opened on Wednesday with a pair of games.

At Bern, Switzerland:

Paul Pogba scored twice (35', PK-44') as Manchester United dominated BSC Young Boys 3-0 on the road.

Here are some Young Boys fans in the stands in the Swiss capital prior to kickoff time.

Keystone photo via Associated Press by Anthony Anex

At Valencia, Spain:

Miralem Pjanic scored twice (PK-45', PK-51') as Juventus overcame Cristian Ronaldo's red card and defeated Valencia 2-0 on the road.

That's Juve's coach Massimiliano Allegri shouting from the sidelines during the match.

Associated Press photo by Alberto Saiz

Group H Standings:

1. Manchester United (GP: 1; GD: + 3; PTS: 3)
2. Juventus (GP: 1; GD: +2; PTS: 3)
3. Valencia (GP: 1; GD: -2; PTS: 0)
4. BSC Young Boys (GP: 1; GD: -3; PTS: 0)