Soccer
Weston McKennie’s name is starting to become a regular on the Juventus stat-sheet.
McKennie assisted once on Saturday in the Bianconeri’s 2-1 Serie A victory over AS Roma. The U.S. men’s national team midfielder played the full 90 minutes as Luciano Spalletti’s squad made it three victories in a row in all competitions.
Juventus held a 1-0 advantage at halftime and McKennie helped the hosts extend their lead in the 70th minute with an unselfish pass. McKennie set up Lois Openda for a composed finish, giving him his third goal contribution in his last four appearances.
The 27-year-old has now gone the distance in 10-consecutive matches across all competitions. McKennie’s appearance total has increased to 25 this campaign, continuing a busy stretch this fall for the veteran midfielder.
Juventus sits fifth in the league table, four points back of league-leading Inter Milan, ahead of a December 27th trip to Pisa.
In England, Brenden Aaronson helped Leeds United defeat Crystal Palace. Chris Richards also featured in the loss. Haji Wright started in Coventry City’s road draw with Southampton.
In Germany, Malik Tillman went the distance in Bayer Leverkusen’s road win over RB Leipzig. Joe Scally returned for Borussia Moenchengladbach, but Eugen Polanski’s squad lost on the road at Borussia Dortmund.
In Italy, Christian Pulisic and AC Milan suffered a semifinal loss to Napoli in the Supercoppa Italiana. Gianluca Busio helped Venezia earn three points in Serie B play.
In France, Mark McKenzie and Toulouse advanced in the Coupe De France. Tim Weah and Folarin Balogun also advanced in the competition.
Elsewhere, Auston Trusty helped Celtic to its first win under Wilfried Nancy. Bryan Reynolds and Westerlo claimed a home win in Belgian league play. Erik Palmer-Brown started in Panathinaikos’ road loss. Sergino Dest and Ricardo Pepi teamed up in PSV’s road win over FC Utrecht. Emily Fox and Phallon Tullis-Joyce both started in their respective clubs’ League Cup victories.
Here is a closer look at this weekend’s Americans Abroad:
England
Soccer Premier League
Brenden Aaronson started and played 77 minutes in Leeds United’s 4-1 win over Crystal Palace on Saturday.
Chris Richards started and played 90 minutes for Crystal Palace.
Antonee Robinson started and played 90 minutes in Fulham’s 1-0 win over Nottingham Forest on Monday.
Tyler Adams did not dress (MCL Injury) in Bournemouth’s 1-1 draw with Burnley on Saturday.
Soccer Championship
Patrick Agyemang started and played 90 minutes in Derby County’s 1-1 draw with Portsmouth on Saturday.
Haji Wright started and played 82 minutes in Coventry City’s 1-1 draw with Southampton on Saturday.
Damion Downs did not dress for Southampton.
George Campbell started and played 67 minutes in West Bromwich Albion’s 1-0 loss to Hull City on Saturday.
Daryl Dike dressed but did not play for West Brom.
Aidan Morris did not dress (Leg Injury) in Middlesbrough’s 2-0 loss to Bristol City on Saturday.
Ethan Horvath dressed but did not play in Sheffield Wednesday’s 3-1 loss to Ipswich Town on Saturday.
Josh Sargent is OUT (Concussion) for Norwich City.
Charlie Kelman is OUT (Injury) for Charlton Athletic.
Caleb Wiley is OUT (Injury) for Watford.
Soccer League One
Lynden Gooch started, scored ONE GOAL, registered TWO ASSISTS, and played 74 minutes in Huddersfield Town’s 3-1 win over Rotherham United on Saturday.
Dom Dwyer came off the bench and played six minutes in Mansfield Town’s 2-1 loss to Stockport County on Saturday.
Soccer League Two
Jonathan Tomkinson started and played 90 minutes in Cheltenham Town’s 2-1 win over Barrow on Friday.
Soccer National League
Aidan Dausch came off the bench and played five minutes in Forest Green Rovers’ 2-0 win over Yeovil Town on Saturday.
Soccer Women’s League Cup
Phallon Tullis-Joyce started, made TWO SAVES, and played 90 minutes in Manchester United’s 2-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday.
Emily Fox started and played 90 minutes in Arsenal’s 2-0 win over Crystal Palace on Sunday.
Catarina Macario, Naomi Girma, Alyssa Thompson dressed but did not play in Chelsea’s 9-1 win over Liverpool on Sunday.
Spain
Soccer La Liga
Johnny Cardoso dressed but did not play in Atletico Madrid’s 3-0 win over Girona on Sunday.
Soccer La Liga 2
Konrad De La Fuente came off the bench and played 11 minutes in AD Ceuta’s 3-1 win over Real Sociedad B on Sunday.
Germany
Soccer Bundesliga
Malik Tillman started and played 90 minutes in Bayer Leverkusen’s 3-1 win over RB Leipzig on Saturday.
Kristoffer Lund started and played 90 minutes in FC Koln’s 1-0 loss to Union Berlin on Saturday.
Noahkai Banks started and played 90 minutes in Augsburg’s 0-0 draw with Werder Bremen on Saturday.
Joe Scally started and played 90 minutes in Borussia Moenchengladbach’s 2-0 loss to Borussia Dortmund on Saturday.
Gio Reyna started and played 65 minutes for Gladbach.
Cole Campbell did not dress for Borussia Dortmund.
James Sands started and played 90 minutes in St. Pauli’s 0-0 draw with Mainz on Sunday.
Lennard Maloney dressed but did not play for Mainz.
Timmy Chandler did not dress in Eintracht Frankfurt’s 1-1 draw with Hamburg on Saturday.
Kevin Paredes is OUT (Injury) for Wolfsburg.
Soccer 2. Bundesliga
Johan Gomez started, registered ONE ASSIST, and played 70 minutes in Eintracht Braunschweig’s 2-1 win over Schalke on Sunday.
Mael Corboz started and played 90 minutes in Arminia Bielefeld’s 1-1 draw with Hertha Berlin on Friday.
John Brooks did not dress for Hertha Berlin.
Maxi Dietz started and played 90 minutes in Greuther Furth’s 2-1 loss to Fortuna Dusseldorf on Saturday.
Julian Green started and played 86 minutes for Greuther Furth.
John Tolkin came off the bench and played 27 minutes in Holstein Kiel’s 2-1 win over Dynamo Dresden on Saturday.
Soccer 3. Liga
Terrence Boyd started and played 90 minutes in Waldhof Mannheim’s 2-2 draw with Ingolstadt on Saturday.
Italy
Soccer Serie A
Weston McKennie started, registered ONE ASSIST, and played 90 minutes in Juventus’ 2-1 win over AS Roma on Saturday.
Yunus Musah started and played 90 minutes in Atalanta’s 1-0 win over Genoa on Sunday.
Ben Cremaschi and Parma are off until December 27.
Soccer Super Cup
Christian Pulisic started and played 90 minutes in AC Milan’s 2-0 loss to Napoli on Thursday.
Soccer Serie B
Gianluca Busio started and played 90 minutes in Venezia’s 2-1 win over Modena on Saturday.
Jonathan Klinsmann started, made THREE SAVES, and played 90 minutes in Cesena’s 1-1 draw with Juve Stabia on Saturday.
Andrija Novakovich started and played 90 minutes in Reggiana’s 2-1 loss to Pescara on Saturday.
France
Soccer Coupe De France
Folarin Balogun started and played 90 minutes in Monaco’s 2-1 win over Auxerre on Sunday.
Tim Weah started and played 90 minutes in Marseille’s 6-0 win over Bourg en Bresse Peronnas on Sunday.
Mark McKenzie started and played 90 minutes in Toulouse’s 2-1 win over Lyon La Duchere on Saturday.
Tanner Tessmann came off the bench and played 12 minutes in Lyon’s 3-0 win over St Cyr Collonges au Mont d’Or on Sunday.
Soccer Premiere Ligue
Lily Yohannes started, scored ONE GOAL, registered ONE ASSIST, and played 90 minutes in Lyon’s 3-0 win over Fleury on Saturday.
Korbin Shrader started and played 65 minutes for Lyon.
Lindsey Heaps did not dress for Lyon.
Eva Gaetino, Crystal Dunn did not dress in PSG’s 0-0 draw with Paris FC on Saturday.
Portugal
Soccer Liga Portugal
Jordan Pefok started and played 90 minutes in Tondela’s 2-1 loss to Casa Pia on Sunday.
Netherlands
Soccer Eredivisie
Ricardo Pepi started, scored ONE GOAL, and played 89 minutes in PSV’s 2-1 win over FC Utrecht on Sunday.
Sergino Dest started, registered ONE ASSIST, and played 90 minutes for PSV.
Taylor Booth did not dress in FC Twente’s 1-1 draw with Feyenoord on Sunday.
Zach Booth did not dress in Excelsior’s 2-1 win over PEC Zwolle on Saturday.
Scotland
Soccer Premiership
Auston Trusty started and played 90 minutes in Celtic’s 3-1 win over Aberdeen on Sunday.
Dante Polvara did not dress for Aberdeen.
Cameron Carter-Vickers is OUT (Achilles injury).
Belgium
Soccer Pro League
Bryan Reynolds started and played 90 minutes in Westerlo’s 2-1 win over RAAL on Saturday.
Griffin Yow dressed but did not play for Westerlo.
Marlon Fossey did not dress in Standard Liege’s 1-0 win over Dender on Saturday.
Austria
Soccer Bundesliga
George Bello and LASK are off until January 30.
Donovan Pines and Grazer AK are off until February 7.
Croatia
Soccer HNL
Rokas Pukstas did not dress in Hajduk Split’s 2-1 win over Vukovar on Sunday.
Greece
Soccer Super League
Erik Palmer-Brown started and played 90 minutes in Panathinaikos’ 2-0 loss to PAOK Thessaloniki on Sunday.
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