It was an eventful day for the U.S. women’s national team on Wednesday. First, head coach Emma Hayes named her 26-player roster for the upcoming October friendlies against Portugal and New Zealand. Then, two young U.S. talents capped the day off with a pair of goals in their respective UEFA Women’s Champions League matches.

Lily Yohannes, 18, scored a long-range stunner in OL Lyonnes’ 3-0 win over St. Pölten, proving to be one of the highlights of a jam-packed league phase. Meanwhile, 20-year-old Alyssa Thompson put on a clinic for Chelsea in her side’s 4-0 win over Paris FC, scoring her first Champions League goal in the second half.

Yohannes’ goal, which came first, followed earlier tallies from German midfielder Jule Brand and captain Ada Hegerberg, the competition’s all-time leading goal scorer.

After noticing goalkeeper Carina Schlüter off her line, Yohannes used her right foot to float the ball over the keeper’s head and into the net. She launched the ball from near the center circle, scoring in the 52nd minute.

“Honestly, I just saw the keeper out and I thought I may as well go for it,” Yohannes told ESPN after the match. “I’ve done that before at Ajax so I thought I may as well try it so happy it went in.”

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The teenager’s quick thinking is one of the many reasons she was a sought-after signing for Lyonnes. Yohannes signed with the French club in July on a three-year contract through 2028, following her early exit from Dutch side Ajax

The talented midfielder has had an immediate impact at the French powerhouse, which has claimed the Champions League title eight times. She scored in her club debut against Olympique de Marseille last month and is slowly working her way into new head coach Jonatan Giráldez’s regular rotation.

“I think everybody has made me feel so welcome and so that allows me to come into the team and be myself and play my game,” Yohannes told ESPN on Wednesday. “We have so many great players around me who make me better and make it easier.”

A native of Springfield, Virginia, Yohannes moved to the Netherlands when she was 10-years-old and later joined Ajax’s academy, signing her first professional contract with the club when she was 15.

Though eligible to represent the Netherlands internationally, Yohannes last year chose to play for the U.S. She scored in her USWNT debut in a 2-0 friendly win over South Korea at 16 years and 358 days old, becoming the third youngest scorer in the team’s history, behind Kristine Lilly and Tiffany Roberts.

Yohannes was called up to Hayes’ camp alongside Lyonnes’ teammate and U.S. captain Lindsey Heaps.

The two are among several European-based players who will be traveling back to the U.S. for the national team’s three-match window next week. For the first time, Thompson will be part of that traveling group.

The 20-year-old left her hometown team, Angel City FC, in the NWSL during the summer transfer window to test herself abroad. Thompson recorded a first-half assist for Chelsea against Paris FC on Wednesday and added a goal of her own in the 47th minute. Her decision-making and pace on the flank helped Chelsea return to basics and their scoring ways as the eight-time Women’s Super League champions search for their first Champions League trophy.

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The @USWNT star with a goal and assist for Chelsea against Paris FC 💪

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Thompson’s U.S. and Chelsea teammate Catarina Macario was there on the sideline to congratulate Thompson on her first Champions League goal when she subbed off in the 56th minute as part of a triple change.

Hayes recently gave European-based players a much-needed break during the last FIFA window, an intentional rest following their demanding club seasons.

The U.S. face Portugal back-to-back on October 23 near Philadelphia and October 26 in East Hartford, Connecticut, before traveling west to Kansas City to close the window against New Zealand on October 29.

This article originally appeared in The Athletic.

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