UPDATED: 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.
THURSDAY’S SOCCER TV
UEFA Champions League on UniMas: Feyenoord vs Bayer Leverkusen at 12:45pm and Monaco vs Barcelona at 3pm. CBS Sports has Atletico Madrid vs RB Leipzig at 3pm. La Liga on ESPN Deportes: Leganes vs Athletic at 1pm.
Copa Libertadores on ESPN Deportes: Flamengo vs Penarol at 6pm. Concacaf W Champions Cup on CBS Sports: Gotham vs Monterrey at 7pm. ESPN Deportes has Club America vs Santa Fe at 9pm. Copa Sudamericana on beIN Sport: Athletico-PR vs Racing Club at 8:30pm. Peru’s Primera Division on GolTV: Carlos Manucci vs Melgar at 9pm. Honduras’s Liga Nacional on Fox Deportes: Real Espana vs Victoria at 9:30pm ET.
FRIDAY’S SOCCER TV
Pro League on Fox Soccer Plus: Al Ahli vs Damac at 12pm and Al Ittifaq vs Al Nassr at 2pm. Ligue 1 on beIN Sport: Nice vs St Etienne at 2:45pm. La Liga on ESPN Deportes: Alaves vs Sevilla at 3pm. Peru’s Primera Liga on GolTV: Nacional vs Sporting Braga at 3:15pm. Uruguay’s Primera Division on GolTV: Deportivo Maldonado vs Wanderers at 6:30pm. Liga MX on TUDN: Atlas vs Queretaro at 9pm ET.
WEEKEND SOCCER TV
Saturday has the Premier League on USA: West Ham vs Chelsea at 7:30am and Liverpool vs Bournemouth at 10am. NBC has Crystal Palace vs Manchester United at 12:30pm. Championship on CBS Sports: Sunderland vs Middlesbrough at 7:30am and Luton Town vs Sheffield Wednesday at 10am. Ligue 2 on beIN Sport: Metz vs Lorient at 8:30am. Ligue 1 on beIN Sport: Lille vs Strasbourg at 11am and Reims vs PSG at 3pm.
La Liga on ESPN Deportes: Real Valladolid vs Real Sociedad at 8am, Osasuna vs Las Palmas at 10:15am, Valencia vs Girona at 12:30pm, and Real Madrid vs Espanyol at 3pm. Super Lig on beIN Sport: Fenerbahce vs Galatasaray at 1pm. Pro League on Fox Soccer Plus: Al Hilal vs Al Ittihad at 2pm.
The U-20 Women’s World Cup 3rd-place game is on Fox Soccer Plus at 5pm. Liga MX on Univision: Necaxa vs Club America at 9pm and Cruz Azul vs Chivas at 11pm. TUDN has Monterrey vs Mazatlan at 9pm. Serie A on Fox Deportes: Juventus vs Napoli at 12pm.
Sunday has La Liga on ESPN Deportes: Getafe vs Leganes at 8am, Athletic vs Celta Vigo at 10:15am, Villarreal vs Barcelona at 12:30pm, and Rayo Vallecano vs Atletico Madrid at 3pm. Premier League on USA: Brighton vs Nottingham Forest at 9am and Manchester City vs Arsenal at 11:30am.
Ligue 1 on beIN Sport: Monaco vs Le Havre at 9am, Brest vs Toulouse at 11am, and Lyon vs Marseille at 2:45pm. Serie A on Fox Deportes: Roma vs Udinese at 12pm and Inter Milan vs AC Milan at 2:45pm.
NWSL on ESPN2: Gotham vs Utah at 1pm. USL Championship on ESPN2: Detroit City vs Louisville City at 3pm. The U-20 Women’s World Cup final is on FS2 at 5pm. MLS on FS1: Philadelphia vs DC United at 6:15pm. Liga MX on Univision: UNAM Pumas vs Tijuana at 7pm and Santos Laguna vs Toluca at 9pm. FS1 has Juarez vs Tigres at 9pm.
Monday has the Super Lig on beIN Sport: Gaziantep vs Trabzonspor at 1pm. Serie A on CBS Sports: Atalanta vs Como at 2:45pm. La Liga on ESPN Deportes: Real Betis vs Mallorca at 3pm. Honduras’s Liga Nacional on Fox Deportes: Olimpia vs Real Sociedad at 9pm. NWSL on CBS Sports: Angel City vs Portland at 10pm. All Times Eastern
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