McKennie and Pulisic score in the Champions League – League Cup roundup
Two teams with USMNT players met on the first night of the league phase of the revamped UEFA Champions League, with Juventus beating PSV 3-1 at home. Weston McKennie subbed out in the 75th and Tim Weah subbed on in the 69th for Juventus. Richy Ledezma and Malik Tillman started for PSV and Ricardo Pepi subbed on in the 77th. PSV’s Sergino Dest is injured. Kenan Yildiz opened the scoring for Juventus in the 21st, McKennie doubled the lead in the 27th, and Nicolas Gonzalez made it 3-0 in the 52nd minute. Ismael Saibari scored for PSV three minutes into stoppage time.
In the other Champions League game involving USMNT players, Christian Pulisic started and Yunus Musah was on the bench for AC Milan’s 3-1 home loss to Liverpool. Pulisic put AC Milan up in the 3rd, but Liverpool equalized in the 23rd and added goals in the 41st and 67th minutes.
Moving to the third round of England’s League Cup, Duane Holmes subbed out in the 82nd minute of Preston North End’s 1-1 home draw with Fulham. Ryan Ledson put Preston up in the 35th and Fulham’s Reiss Nelson equalized in the 61st minute. Antonee Robinson wasn’t in the squad for Fulham. Chris Richards started and Matt Turner was on the bench for Crystal Palace’s 2-1 win at Queens Park Rangers. Eddie Nketiah put Palace up in the 16th and QPR equalized in the 53rd. Palace went ahead for good when Eberechi Eze scored in the 64th minute.
Gabriel Slonina was in goal for Barnsley’s 7-0 loss at Manchester United. Barnsley fell behind in the 16th with United converting a penalty in the 35th. Manchester United added goals two minutes into first-half stoppage time, the 49th, 58th, 81st, and 85th minutes. Lynden Gooch wasn’t in the squad for Stoke City’s 1-1 home draw with Fleetwood Town, with Stoke advancing 2-1 on penalties. Michael Rose put Stoke up in the 54th and Fleetwood Town equalized a minute into stoppage time.
In Liga MX, Alex Zendejas subbed on in the 65th for Club America’s 3-0 home win over Atlas. Rodrigo Aguirre scored for Club America in the 9th with Atlas seeing red in the 27th. Victor Davila doubled the Club America lead in the 58th and Brian Rodriguez scored in the 77th minute.
On Wednesday in the Champions League, Auston Trusty subbed on for Cameron Carter-Vickers in the 85th minute of Celtic’s 5-1 home win over Slovan Bratislava. Liam Scales put Celtic up in the 17th, Kyogo Furuhashi doubled the lead in the 47th, and Arne Engels converted a penalty in the 56th. Slovan Bratislava scored in the 60th. Celtic’s Daizen Maeda added a goal in the 70th and Adam Idah finished off the scoring in the 86th. Carter-Vickers saw yellow in the 80th minute. Gio Reyna wasn’t in the squad for Borussia Dortmund’s 3-0 win at Club Brugge. Jamie Gittens scored in the 76th and 86th and Serhou Guirassy converted a penalty five minutes into stoppage time.
Haji Wright subbed out in the 71st for Coventry City in their 2-1 home loss to Spurs in the third round of England’s League Cup. Brandon Thomas-Asante put Coventry up in the 63rd. Spurs equalized in the 88th and scored again two minutes into stoppage time. In La Liga, Johnny Cardoso wasn’t in the squad for Real Betis’s 2-1 home win over Getafe. Giovani Lo Celso converted a penalty in the 61st and scored in the 74th. Getafe pulled a goal back three minutes into stoppage time.
Moving to Liga MX, Brandon Vazquez subbed out at halftime for Monterrey’s 3-2 home win over Juarez. German Berterame scored for Monterrey in the 11th with Juarez equalizing in the 47th and going ahead in the 59th. Sergio Canales equalized from the penalty spot for Monterrey in the 79th and scored again in the 85th minute. Berterame saw red three minutes into stoppage time.
Cade Cowell is out due to injury, unavailable for Chivas’s 2-0 home win over Leon. Roberto Alvarado converted a penalty five minutes into first-half stoppage time and an own-goal doubled the lead in the 73rd. Ventura Alvarado wasn’t in the squad for Mazatlán’s 0-0 home draw with Necaxa.
