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Goal for McKennie, PSV wins at Liverpool in Champions League
Weston McKennie scored a crucial goal to help Juventus secure a comeback victory against Bodo/Glimt, highlighting a busy Tuesday in the UEFA Champions League. Timothy Weah provided an assist in Marseille’s win over Newcastle United, while the PSV duo of Ricardo Pepi and Sergino Dest both registered assists in a stunning 4-1 rout of Liverpool at Anfield. Here is the full roundup of USMNT players abroad, including action from the Championship and Europa League.
Champions League
Weston McKennie’s Juventus won 3-2 at Bodo/Glimt. Falling behind in the 27th, Lois Openda leveled the score for Juventus in the 48th. McKennie put them ahead in the 59th. Bodo/Glimt equalized from a penalty in the 87th, but Johnathan David scored for Juve a minute into stoppage time. McKennie saw yellow four minutes into stoppage time.
Timothy Weah’s Marseille came back to beat Newcastle United 2-1 at home after falling behind in the 6th. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang equalized for Marseille in the 46th and Weah assisted on Aubameyang’s goal in the 50th minute. Malik Tillman’s Bayer Leverkusen shutout Manchester City 2-0 away, going ahead from an Alejandro Grimaldo goal in the 23rd. Patrik Schick doubled the Bayer Leverkusen lead in the 54th minute.
Championship
Moving to England’s Championship, Aidan Morris subbed out at halftime for Middlesbrough’s 4-2 home loss to Coventry City. Trailing from goals in the 10th and 14th, Morgan Whittaker pulled a goal back for Boro in the 32nd and an own-goal leveled the score in the 49th. Coventry City retook the lead in the 85th and scored again in the 86th minute. Josh Sargent’s Norwich City drew 1-1 at home with Oxford United. Jovon Makama put Norwich up in the 29th and Oxford United equalized five minutes into stoppage time.
Damion Downs subbed on in the 789th for Southampton’s 3-0 home shutout of Leicester City. Southampton took the lead from a Taylor Harwood-Bellis goal in the 18th and Finn Azaz doubled it in the 23rd. Playing a man up from the 33rd, Harwood-Bellis scored again in the 42nd minute. Patrick Agyemang subbed out in the 80th for Derby County’s 2-1 win at Swansea City. Joe Ward opened the scoring for Derby in the 34th and Lars Jorgen Salvesen made it 2-0 in the 53rd. Swansea City scored in the 90th minute.
In League One, Lynden Gooch subbed on in the 77th for Huddersfield Town’s 2-1 loss at Luton Town. Down a goal from the 33rd, Huddersfield Town’s Leo Castledine equalized in the 64th. Luton retook the lead in the 71st minute.
Did Not Play: Gaga Slonina (Chelsea 3 – Barcelona 0), Haji Wright (Coventry City 4 – Middlesbrough 2)
Champions League
Wednesday in the Champions League started with Folarin Balogun subbing out in the 89th minute for Monaco’s 2-2 draw at Pafos. Takumi Minamino opened the scoring for Monaco in the 5th and Pafos equalized in the 18th. Balogun returned Monaco’s lead in the 26th. An own-goal leveled the score in the 88th minute. Johnny Cardoso subbed out in the 59th for Atletico Madrid’s 2-1 home win over Inter Milan. Juian Alvarez put Atletico up in the 9th and Inter equalized in the 54th. Jose Maria Gimenez scored for Atletico three minutes into stoppage time.
Yunus Musah subbed on in the 69th for Atalanta’s 3-0 win at Eintracht. Ademola Lookman put Atalanta up in the 60th, Ederson doubled the lead in the 62nd, and Charles De Ketelaere finished off the goals in the 65th minute. Sergino Dest and Ricardo Pepi’s PSV win 4-1 at Liverpool. Pepi subbed on in the 70th. Ivan Perisic converted a PSV penalty in the 6th with Liverpool equalizing in the 16th. Guus Til put PSV up for good in the 56th. Pepi assisted on Couhaib Driouech’s goal in the 73rd and Dest assisted on Driouech’s goal a minute into stoppage time.
Championship
Moving to the Championship, George Campbell’s drew 1-1 at home with Birmingham City. Alex Mowatt opened the scoring in the 12th for West Brom and Birmingham City equalized in the 78th minute. Ethan Horvath was in goal for Sheffield Wednesday’s 1-0 loss at Millwall to a 71st minute goal.
Spain
In Spain’s Segunda Division, Konrad De La Fuente subbed out in the 87th for Ceuta’s 3-2 home win over Almeria. Kuki Zalazar put Ceuta up in the 3rd with Almeria equalizing in the 36th. Ceuta retook the lead in the 54th from a Marcos Fernandez goal with De La Fuente assisting. Almeria equalized again in the 61st. A Ruben Diez Adan penalty put Ceuta up for good in the 83rd minute.
Liga MX
in the Liga MX quarterfinals first-legs, Alex Zendejas’s Club America lost 2-0 at Monterrey to goals three minutes into first-half stoppage time and the 70th minute. Michael Farfan’s Tigres lost 3-0 at Club Tijuana in their opening leg. Tijuana scored in the 27th, 54th, and 71st minutes.
Did Not Play: Timmy Chandler (Atalanta 3 – Eintracht 0), Daryl Dike (West Brom 1 – Birmingham City 1), Joe Corona (Tijuana 3 – Tigres 0)
Europa League
Thursday’s roundup starts in the Europa League, where Auston Trusty’s Celtic came back to win 3-1 at Feyenoord. Down a goal from the 11th, Yang Hyun-Jun equalized for Celtic in the 30th. Celtic went ahead from a Reo Hatate goal in the 43rd and Benjamin Nygren scored in the 82nd minute. Erik Palmer-Brown’s Panathinaikos beat Sturm Graz 2-1 at home, going ahead from a Karol Swiderski goal in the 18th. Sturm Graz equalized in the 34th, but Davide Calabria scored for Panathinaikos in the 74th minute.
Tanner Tessmann’s Lyon won 6-0 at Maccabi Tel-Aviv. Abner opened the scoring for Lyon in the 4th, Corentin Tolisso doubled the lead in the 25th, and Moussa Niakhate converted a penalty in the 35th. Tolisso added goals in the 51st and 53rd, and Adam Karabec finished off the scoring in the 62nd. Maccabi Tel-Aviv saw red a minute into stoppage time.
Conference League
Lenny Maloney subbed out in the 73rd for Mainz’s 1-0 loss at CSU Craiova in the Conference League. CSU Craiova converted a penalty in the 67th minute. Aziel Jackson subbed on in the 87th for Jagiellonia Bialystok’s 1-0 home win over KuPS Kuopio. Afimico Pululu scored Jagiellonia Bialystok’s goal in the 51st minute.
Chris Richards subbed on at halftime for Crystal Palace’s 2-1 loss at Strasbourg. Tyrick Mitchell put Palace up in the 35th. Strasbourg equalized in the 53rd and went ahead in the 77th minute.
Liga MX
Richy Ledezma subbed out in the 80th minute for Chivas in their 0-0 home draw with Cruz Azul in the first-leg of their Liga MX quarterfinal series.
Did Not Play: Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic 3 – Feyenoord 1), Cade Cowell (Chivas 0 – Cruz Azul 0)
Previous USMNT Players Abroad roundups:
- Goals for Pulisic and Agyemang
- Pepi scores at Utrecht, assist for McKennie
- Champions League goals for Balogun, Pepi, and McKennie
- Goals for Sargent, Reynolds, Pepi, and Saief, Assists for McKennie and Aaronson
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