Liam Millar scored two goals for Birmingham City in the standout performance from Canada's men's national team players in midweek club action. The winger was instrumental in a 3-0 Championship win over Queens Park Rangers on Saturday, 17 October, before being substituted in the 71st minute.
His brace provides a timely boost ahead of Canada's next international fixture, an away match against Guatemala on 13 November. The national side's recent form shows two wins and a loss from its last three outings, including a 2-0 victory over Peru earlier this month. The team's last result was a 1-0 defeat to the United States on 7 October. The sequence of results, with the most recent first, reads as a loss followed by two wins, specifically a 1-0 loss to the USA, a 2-0 win over Peru on 3 October, and a 1-0 win over Chile on 26 September. Jonathan Shaffelburg was the key scorer in the Peru win, netting twice with goals in the 19th and 35th minutes.
Jonathan David played the full 90 minutes for Atlético Madrid in their 1-0 La Liga victory against Espanyol. In France, Niko Sigur also completed a full match for Toulouse, who secured a 3-0 win over Le Mans in Ligue 1.
Stephen Eustáquio came off the bench for Swansea City in the 56th minute of their 1-0 defeat to West Ham United.
In Spain, both Nathan-Dylan Saliba and Tanitoluwa Oluwaseyi featured for Villarreal in a 0-0 draw with Elche. Saliba entered as a 66th-minute substitute, while Oluwaseyi started and was replaced in the 66th minute. Further north, goalkeeper Owen Goodman played the full match for Dundee in their 2-2 Scottish Premiership draw with Rangers.
Manager Jesse Marsch will be encouraged by the playing time his key attackers are receiving at club level. The team's next fixture is a friendly against Japan on 15 November, which will be a key part of their final preparations for the Guatemala match. The last result was a 1-0 defeat to the United States on 7 October, with the next competitive action set for 13 November.
