Christian Pulisic, Chelsea's U.S. player equaled Chicharito's Champions League goals record

Last Wednesday night, Christian Pulisic was in action for Chelsea in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League round of 16 against Lille. The match ended 1-2 in favor of the English side (1-4 on aggregate) and the Blues booked their ticket to the quarterfinals.

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Christian Pulisic scored the first goal for the Londoners and gave his team peace of mind in the tie. It was injury time of the first half when the American attacker received a pass filtered into the area. Captain America' settled in and shot with a low right-footed cross to leave goalkeeper Léo Jardim with no chance.

U.S. star Pulisic ties Chicharito

With his goal, Pulisic has added to his UEFA Champions League tally, bringing his total to four goals and tying Chicharito as the CONCACAF player with the most goals in the knockout stages of the competition. At the rate he is going, it is very likely that the U.S. international will soon increase his scoring quota in the Champions League.

Chicharito scored a total of 9 goals in the Champions League, however, in the knockout stage there were 4, three with Manchester United and one with Real Madrid. And Pulisic has already scored the same number of goals in the knockout phase as the Mexican center forward.

Pulisic prepares for World Cup qualifiers in March

The CONCACAF Octagonal will resume next week and teams such as the United States, Canada, and Mexico are very close to defining their qualification for the Qatar 2022 World Cup.

The United States and Mexico will meet on Thursday, March 24 at the Azteca Stadium and it will be one of the most decisive duels of the qualifiers. The USMNT is currently in second place in the standings with 21 points, followed by Mexico in third place with the same points, but a lower goal difference. The octagonal leader is Canada, with 25 points.

There are 12 remaining matches of the Concacaf Qualifiers to be played on March 24, 27, and 30. At this moment, Canada, the United States, and Mexico would go directly to Qatar 2022, while Panama would play for re-qualification, but all this could change with the next FIFA date.

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