by Soccer America , Nov 14, 2013

[AMERICANS ABROAD]

Megan Rapinoe

Maren Mjelde

Stefanie Draws

Camille Abily

Alex Singer

Ashlyn Harris

Whitney Engen

Ali Krieger

Christen Press

Meghan Klingenberg

Arianna Criscione

Gaelle Thalmann

's Lyon, winner of the 2011 and 2012 UEFA Women's Champions League and runner-up in 2013, didn't even survive the fall campaign of the 2013-14 edition. It lost at home to German club FFC Turbine Potsdam, 2-1, blowing a two-goal aggregate lead and going out on away goals before a crowd of almost 10,000.Rapinoe played the first half before being taken out of the game.'s penalty kick in the 73rd minute decided the series after' goal in the 33rd minute canceled out's goal., Potsdam's lone American, did not play.Five Americans --and-- started for Tyreso in its 4-0 win over Fortuna Hjorring that moved the Swedish runner-ups into the final eight with a 6-1 aggregate win.Engen had the first Tyreso goal. Press finished the year with 37 goals in 37 games.was the backup to Swiss keeperin Italian club Torres' 2-0 win over Russia's FC Rossiyanka that moved it into the quarterfinals with a 2-1 aggregate win.Austria's SV Neulengbach completed the final eight that also includes defending champion Wolfsburg, English clubs Arsenal Ladies and Birmingham City Ladies and Barcelona.