Soccer
Marseille’s hopes of remaining in the Ligue 1 title race this winter received a major boost on Saturday at the Orange Velodrome.
Timothy Weah registered one assist and played 90 minutes as Marseille eased itself past Lens 3-1 in league play. The U.S. men’s national team wingback delivered his latest productive shift of the new year as Marseille stayed in the top-three of the league table.
Amine Gouiri and Ethan Nwaneri both scored in the opening 13 minutes of the match, giving Roberto De Zerbi’s men a 2-0 advantage. Weah set up Gouiri for his second goal of the night, walking away with his third assist of the season.
Despite a consolation goal from Lens, Marseille would hang on for three points at home.
Weah, who now has six goal contributions on the season, will now look forward to UEFA Champions League play midweek. Marseille travels to Club Brugge on Wednesday in both clubs’ Matchday 8 finale.
In England, Chris Richards scored once in Crystal Palace’s home loss to Chelsea. Antonee Robinson and Fulham earned a late win over Brighton & Hove Albion. Patrick Agyemang scored in Derby County’s home draw with West Bromwich Albion. Sam Coffey made her Manchester City debut in WSL play.
In Germany, Mael Corboz and John Tolkin both went the distance in Arminia Bielefeld’s comeback draw vs. Holstein Kiel. Joe Scally endured a tough day in Borussia Moenchengladbach’s home loss to Stuttgart.
In Italy, Weston McKennie helped Juventus pick up a top-five win over Napoli.
In Spain, Johnny Cardoso helped Atletico Madrid earn three points at home against Mallorca.
In France, Folarin Balogun and Monaco were held on the road at Le Havre. Lindsey Heaps and Lyon rolled to three points past Marseille. Mark McKenzie assisted once in Toulouse’s road win over Stade Brest.
Elsewhere, Auston Trusty was sent off in Celtic’s road draw with Hearts. Bryan Reynolds and Westerlo picked up a road draw against Mechelen. Dante Polvara did not feature in Aberdeen’s lopsided home win over Livingston. Jordan Pefok and Tondela suffered a disappointing road loss in Portugal.
Here is a closer look at this weekend’s Americans Abroad:
England
Soccer Premier League
Brenden Aaronson started and played 85 minutes in Leeds United’s 1-1 draw with Everton on Monday.
Chris Richards started, scored ONE GOAL, and played 90 minutes in Crystal Palace’s 3-1 loss to Chelsea on Sunday.
Antonee Robinson started and played 59 minutes in Fulham’s 2-1 win over Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday.
Tyler Adams is OUT (MCL Injury) for Bournemouth.
Soccer Championship
Patrick Agyemang started, scored ONE GOAL, and played 85 minutes in Derby County’s 1-1 draw with West Bromwich Albion on Friday.
George Campbell started and played 90 minutes for West Bromwich Albion.
Daryl Dike came off the bench and played 29 minutes for West Bromwich Albion.
Haji Wright started and played 71 minutes in Coventry City’s 2-1 loss to Norwich City on Monday.
Josh Sargent did not dress for Norwich City.
Aidan Morris started and played 61 minutes in Middlesbrough’s 4-0 win over Preston North End on Saturday.
Charlie Kelman came off the bench and played 35 minutes in Charlton Athletic’s 4-0 loss to Millwall on Saturday.
Soccer League One
Lynden Gooch started and played 90 minutes in Huddersfield Town’s 1-0 win over Bradford City on Saturday.
Dom Dwyer dressed but did not play in Mansfield Town’s 1-1 draw with Stevenage on Saturday.
Soccer League Two
Jonathan Tomkinson started and played 90 minutes in Cheltenham Town’s 2-0 loss to Grimsby Town on Saturday.
Soccer WSL
Emily Fox started and played 88 minutes in Arsenal’s 2-0 win over Chelsea on Saturday.
Naomi Girma, Alyssa Thompson started and played 90 minutes for Chelsea.
Catarina Macario did not dress for Chelsea.
Sam Coffey came off the bench and played 14 minutes in Manchester City’s 2-1 win over London City Lionesses on Sunday.
Phallon Tullis-Joyce started, made SIX SAVES, and played 90 minutes in Manchester United’s 4-1 win over Aston Villa on Sunday.
Spain
Soccer La Liga
Johnny Cardoso started and played 72 minutes in Atletico Madrid’s 3-0 win over Mallorca on Sunday.
Soccer Segunda Liga
Konrad De La Fuente came off the bench and played 25 minutes in AD Ceuta’s 3-1 win over Cultural Leonesa on Monday.
Germany
Soccer Bundesliga
James Sands started and played 90 minutes in St. Pauli’s 0-0 draw with Hamburg on Friday.
Damion Downs started and played 68 minutes for Hamburg.
Malik Tillman came off the bench and played 33 minutes in Bayer Leverkusen’s 1-0 win over Werder Bremen on Saturday.
Kristoffer Lund started and played 77 minutes in FC Koln’s 2-1 loss to Freiburg on Sunday.
Joe Scally started, conceded ONE OWN GOAL, and played 90 minutes in Borussia Moenchengladbach’s 3-0 loss to Stuttgart on Sunday.
Gio Reyna did not dress (Muscle Injury) for Gladbach.
Lennard Maloney came off the bench and played one minute in Mainz’s 3-1 win over Wolfsburg on Saturday.
Kevin Paredes did not dress for Wolfsburg.
Timmy Chandler did not dress in Eintracht Frankfurt’s 3-1 loss to Hoffenheim on Friday.
Noahkai Banks did not dress (Suspension) in Augsburg’s 2-1 win over Bayern Munich on Saturday.
Cole Campbell is OUT (Ankle Injury) for Hoffenheim.
Soccer 2. Bundesliga
Mael Corboz started and played 90 minutes in Arminia Bielefeld’s 2-2 draw with Holstein Kiel on Friday.
John Tolkin started and played 90 minutes for Holstein Kiel.
Johan Gomez started and played 58 minutes in Eintracht Braunschweig’s 0-0 draw with Greuther Furth on Saturday.
Maxi Dietz started and played three minutes for Greuther Furth. Dietz was sent off after receiving a straight red card.
Julian Green did not dress (Muscle Injury) for Greuther Furth.
John Brooks did not dress (Ankle Injury) in Hertha Berlin’s 2-2 draw with Karlsruher on Sunday.
Soccer 3. Liga
Terrence Boyd came off the bench and played 23 minutes in Waldhof Mannheim’s 4-0 loss to Hansa Rostock on Sunday.
Mason Toye did not dress in Ingolstadt’s 2-1 win over Stuttgart II on Saturday.
Italy
Soccer Serie A
Weston McKennie started and played 90 minutes in Juventus’ 3-0 win over Napoli on Sunday.
Christian Pulisic came off the bench and played 22 minutes in AC Milan’s 1-1 draw with AS Roma on Sunday.
Yunus Musah dressed but did not play in Atalanta’s 4-0 win over Parma on Sunday.
Ben Cremaschi dressed but did not play for Parma.
Soccer Serie B
Jonathan Klinsmann started, made ONE SAVE, and played 90 minutes in Cesena’s 2-1 loss to Bari on Saturday.
Andrija Novakovich came off the bench and played 10 minutes in Reggiana’s 1-0 loss to Frosinone on Saturday.
Gianluca Busio started and played 90 minutes in Venezia’s 5-2 win over Mantova on Saturday.
France
Soccer Ligue 1
Mark McKenzie started, registered ONE ASSIST, and played 90 minutes in Toulouse’s 2-0 win over Stade Brest on Sunday.
Tim Weah started, registered ONE ASSIST, and played 90 minutes in Marseille’s 3-1 win over Lens on Saturday.
Folarin Balogun started and played 90 minutes in Monaco’s 0-0 draw with Le Havre on Saturday.
Tanner Tessmann started and played 90 minutes in Lyon’s 5-2 win over Metz on Sunday.
Soccer Coupe De France Feminine
Lindsey Heaps started and played 90 minutes in Lyon’s 5-1 win over Marseille on Sunday.
Korbin Shrader started and played 60 minutes for Lyon.
Lily Yohannes did not dress for Lyon.
Eva Gaetino did not dress in PSG’s 5-0 win over Montpellier on Saturday.
Netherlands
Soccer Eredivisie
Sergino Dest started and played 45 minutes in PSV’s 2-2 draw with NAC Breda on Saturday.
Taylor Booth did not dress in FC Twente’s 0-0 draw with Excelsior on Saturday.
Zach Booth did not dress for Excelsior.
Ricardo Pepi is OUT (Injury) for PSV.
Scotland
Soccer Premiership
Auston Trusty started and played 77 minutes in Celtic’s 2-2 draw with Hearts on Sunday. Trusty was sent off after receiving a straight red card.
Dante Polvara did not dress in Aberdeen’s 6-2 win over Livingston on Saturday.
Cameron Carter-Vickers is OUT (Achilles injury).
Portugal
Soccer Liga Portugal
Jordan Pefok came off the bench and played 45 minutes in Tondela’s 3-0 loss to Famalicao on Sunday.
Belgium
Soccer First Division A
Bryan Reynolds started and played 90 minutes in Westerlo’s 1-1 draw with Mechelen on Sunday.
Marlon Fossey did not dress in Standard Liege’s 4-0 loss to Gent on Friday.
Greece
Soccer Super League
Erik Palmer-Brown dressed but did not play in Panathinaikos’ 0-0 draw with Atromitos on Sunday.
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