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Win for Tillman’s Bayer Leverkusen, assist for Weah
THURSDAY Feb 5 UPDATE
The Thursday USMNT players abroad update has more from the European domestic cups, starting with Weston McKennie’s Juventus exiting the Coppa Italia 3-0 at Atalanta in the quarterfinal round. Atalanta went ahead from a penalty in the 27th, adding goals in the 77th and 85th minutes.
In the Coupe de France, Folarin Balogun subbed on in the 73rd for Monaco’s 3-1 loss at Strasbourg, exiting the competition in the round of 16. Trailing 2-0 from goals in the 7th and 55th, Monaco’s Mika Biereth scored in the 58th. Strasbourg added a third goal in the 61st minute.
Did Not Play 2/5
- Yunus Musah (Atalanta 3 – Juventus 0, Coppa Italia)
- Johnny Cardoso (Atletico Madrid 5 – Real Betis 0, Copa del Rey)
WEDNESDAY Feb 4 UPDATE
Wednesday’s roundup of USMNT players abroad saw Tanner Tessmann’s Lyon and Mark McKenzie’s Toulouse advance in the Coupe de France. Sergino Dest’s PSV won in the KNVB Beker.
Coupe de France: Wins for Lyon and Toulouse
Tanner Tessmann subbed out in the 79th for Lyon’s 2-0 home win over Stade Laval in the Coupe de France round of 16. An Endrick goal put Lyon up in the 80th and Laval gave up an own-goal four minutes into stoppage time. Mark McKenzie’s Toulouse shutout Amiens 1-0 at home to advance in the Coupe de France. Tann Gboho scored Toulouse’s goal in the 39th minute.
Elsewhere in Europe
Sergino Dest subbed out int he 74th for PSV’s 4-1 home win over Heerenveen in the quarterfinal round of the KNVB Beker. Esmir Bajraktarevic opened the scoring for PSV in the 24th and doubled the lead in the 33rd. Ivan Perisic added a goal in the 55th and Paul Wanner made it 4-0 PSV in the 57th. Heerenveen scored in the 77th minute.
John Tolkin’s Holstein Kiel lost 3-0 at home to Stuttgart in the quarterfinals of the DFB Pokal. Stuttgart took the lead in the 56th and added goals in the 89th and two minutes into stoppage time.
In the Greek Super League, Nicholas Gioacchini subbed out in the 70th for Asteras Tripolis’s 3-0 home loss to Olympiacos. Asteras Tripolis fell behind in the 2nd, with Olympiacos scoring again in the 27th and 59th minutes.
Did Not Play 2/4
- Ricardo Pepi (PSV 4 – Heerenveen 1, KNVB Beker)
Tuesday’s USMNT players abroad roundup has Malik Tillman’s Bayer Leverkusen advancing in Germany’s DFB Pokal and a standout performance from Tim Weah in the Coupe de France. Also in the roundup, the Concacaf Champions Cup is on the schedule.
DFB Pokal: Leverkusen Win with Tillman
In the DFB Pokal quarterfinals, Malik Tillman’s Bayer Leverkusen shutout James Sands’s St Pauli 3-0 at home. Leverkusen took the lead from a Martin Terrier goal in the 31st, Patrik Schick doubled it in the 63rd, and Jonas Hoffmann scored two minutes into stoppage time.
Coupe de France: Weah Assist for Marseille
Tim Weah’s Marseille shutout Rennes at home to advance in the round of 16. Amine Gouiri put Marseille up in the 2nd, Mason Greenwood made it 2-0 in the 46th, and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang finished off the goals in the 83rd minute.
Copa del Rey: Albacete exits to Barcelona
Jonathan Gomez subbed on in the 60th for Albacete’s 2-1 home loss to Barcelona, exiting the tournament in the quarterfinal round. Trailing 2-0 from goals in the 39th and 56th, Javi Moreno scored for Albacete in the 87th minute.
Concacaf Champions Cup
Alex Zendejas subbed on in the 61st for Club America’s 2-1 win at Olimpia in the first-leg of their Concacaf Champions Cup round one series. Victor Davila put Club America up two minutes into first-half stoppage time with Olimpia equalizing in the 50th. Ramon Juarez scored for Club America in the 88th minute.
San Diego took a 4-1 first-leg lead over UNAM Pumas at Snapdragon Stadium. Trailing from the 11th, Manu Duah equalized for San Diego in the 68th. A David Vazquez goal gave San Diego the lead in the 76th, Alex Mighten doubled it in the 81st, and Luca Bombino finished off the scoring in the 86th minute.
“First and foremost, I think the most important thing is just to take a second and recognize the moment that we just lived right now, because these boys had three and a half weeks of training,” San Diego coach Mikey Varas said. “Their break got cut by a week, they had to come back a week earlier, and they played against a team who’s four games into their season, and not one excuse dripped from a single pore of them. And, I think you’re not always rewarded in life for having the right mentality, but when you are rewarded, how sweet is it.”
Did Not Play
- Christian Pulisic (AC Milan 3 – Bologna 0)
- Taylor Booth (FC Twente 1 – AZ 2, KNVB Beker quarterfinals)
- Marco Farfan (Tigres 0 – Forge 0, Concacaf Champions Cup)
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