Hershey's Christian Pulisic Makes History As First USMNT Player To Appear In Champions League Final
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- American soccer star Christian Pulisic made history on Saturday afternoon when he came on as a substitute for Chelsea in the 66th minute of the UEFA Champions League final against Manchester City. The 22-year-old Pulisic became the first American man to play in the final of Europe's most prestigious club competition.
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Pulisic was subbed on to replace Timo Werner with Chelsea leading Manchester City 1-0 after a first-half goal from Kai Havertz. Almost immediately, the Hershey native made his presence felt, just missing a goal on the counter attack.
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Pulisic was unable to finish the chance but Chelsea was able to hold on for the victory, 1-0, to win their second Champions League title. Pulisic joins Jovan Kirovski as the only American men to have won the Champions League final. Kirovski was a member of Borussia Dortmund's 1996-97 title team however he did not make an appearance in the final.
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