Canadians in Europe: Buchanan's first goal gives Club Brugge key win

Tajon Buchanan's first goal for Club Brugge couldn't have been bigger, Jessie Fleming helped maintain Chelsea's title push and Alphonso Davies added yet another trophy to the cabinet.

Here's a look at what Canadians did in Europe this weekend.

Tajon Buchanan, Club Brugge - The Belgian First Division A has one of the more complicated systems in European football when it comes to determining its champion. Like in Scotland, there is a separation of teams at a particular juncture. In the case of Belgium, the top four teams are grouped together after the 34-game mark and will play each other home and away for the final six matches of the season. This season, the top four teams are leaders Union SG, Club Brugge, Anderlecht and Antwerp. Oh, and each team's point total is halved entering into the playoffs (an odd number will be rounded up to the nearest point) as a means to somewhat even the playing field among the four teams. Got that? Okay, well this past weekend was the first match for each team in the championship round. Club Brugge started things at home to Antwerp on Sunday and came away with a key three points thanks in large part to Brampton, Ont.'s Tajon Buchanan. In the 37th minute, Buchanan latched onto a through ball into the Antwerp area. Cutting inside, Buchanan shook off Dorian Dessoleil and then worked inside a second defender before lofting in a right-footed shot that snuck in under the bar for the only goal of the match. The victory means that Club Brugge sits only three points back of Union with five matches to play. 

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Jessie Fleming, Chelsea and Shelina Zadorsky, Tottenham Hotspur - They didn't make it easy for themselves, but Jessie Fleming and Chelsea stayed atop the Women's Super League table with a