Tanner Tessmann is still fresh in his Lyon career but the American midfielder already earned one of his more impressive results in Europe.
Tessmann came off the bench and played 23 minutes in Lyon’s 2-0 Europa League victory over Olympiakos. The former Venezia man entered the match with only five minutes under his belt for his new club, but proceeded to help Lyon earn a crucial three points at home.
Tessmann made one interception, one clearance, and completed six passes in his short cameo. With the season continuing on, Tessmann should see added playing time across all competitions.
Lyon resumes Ligue 1 play on Sunday against Mark McKenzie and Toulouse.
Elsewhere, Kristoffer Lund and Palermo suffered Coppa Italia elimination.
Here is a closer look at this week’s Americans Abroad:
Europe
Europa League
Tanner Tessmann came off the bench and played 23 minutes in Lyon’s 2-0 win over Olympiakos on Thursday.
Timmy Chandler dressed but did not play in Eintracht Frankfurt’s 3-3 draw with Viktoria Plzen on Thursday.
Spain
La Liga
Luca De La Torre did not dress (Ankle Injury) in Celta Vigo’s 1-0 loss to Atletico Madrid on Thursday.
Johnny Cardoso dressed but did not play in Real Betis 1-1 draw with Las Palmas on Thursday.
Germany
3. Liga
Terrence Boyd started and played 90 minutes in Waldhof Mannheim’s 0-0 draw with Alemannia Aachen on Wednesday.
Italy
Coppa Italia
Kristoffer Lund started and played 84 minutes in Palermo’s 5-0 loss to Napoli on Thursday.
Austria
Cup
George Bello did not dress in LASK’s 4-0 win over Sportunion Mauer on Tuesday.
