Eustaquio, Viens named Canada Soccer players of the month for October
Stephen Eustaquio and Evelyne Viens have been named Canada Soccer’s players of the month for October.
Eustaquio helped FC Porto qualify for the round of 16 in UEFA Champions League while Evelyne Viens provided some timely offence in Canada’s wins in two October friendlies in Europe.
Eustaquio and Porto won three-straight group matches in UEFA Champions League in October to clinch a top-two spot in Group B, returning the Portuguese club to the knockout phase of the competition for the first time in two seasons.
He opened his Champions League account with a goal in a 4-0 win over Club Brugge on Oct. 26, clinching Porto’s spot in the next round. Including his start Tuesday, when he scored in a 2-1 win over Ateltico Madrid, he is just the second Canadian midfielder to start every match in the group phase of a UEFA Champions League season (after Atiba Hutchinson).