National Teamers Abroad: Impressive result for Nordsjaelland

Michael Parkhurst and Nordsjaelland might be on the outside looking in when it comes to successfully navigating Champions League Group E, but they're showing that they belong in Europe's premier tournament.  On Tuesday, Nordsjaelland finished 1-1 against Italian champions Juventus.  Nordsjaelland's Mikkel Beckmann opened the scoring in the 50th minute with Juventus equalizing in the 81st.  With their surprise 2-1 win over Chelsea, Shakhtar Donetsk now has a three point lead in the group with seven points from three games played.  Fourth-place Nordsjaelland trail Juventus, who are undefeated in group play with three draws, by two points.