Juventus snapped its five-match winless run in its return to Serie A play on Sunday with Weston McKennie playing a key role in a shutout victory over Bologna.
McKennie assisted on Juventus’ second goal in a 3-0 home victory, easing some pressure off manager Massimiliano Allegri ahead of the resumption of UEFA Champions League action this week. The 24-year-old McKennie delivered a dangerous cross into the Bologna box in the 59th minute, allowing Dusan Vlahovic the opportunity to head home.
McKennie also won three duels, made four recoveries, and registered one shot on goal in his 60-minute performance at the Allianz Stadium. Juventus’ third victory through eight league matches now has it sitting in seventh place ahead of Wednesday’s UCL showdown with Israeli side Maccabi Haifa.
In England, Christian Pulisic came off the bench to help set up Chelsea’s winning goal against Crystal Palace. Brenden Aaronson and Tyler Adams both started in Leeds United’s goal-less draw with Aston Villa.
In Germany, Joe Scally and Borussia Moenchengladbach endured a tough afternoon after losing 5-1 to Werder Bremen. Julian Green scored his second league goal of the 2. Bundesliga campaign.
In Spain, Luca De La Torre logged 20 minutes off the bench for Celta Vigo.
In France, Folarin Balogun scored his sixth Ligue 1 goal of the season in Stade Reims’ 2-2 draw with Troyes. Tim Weah returned to Lille’s squad on Saturday, but did not appear in a loss at Lorient.
Elsewhere, Mark McKenzie continued his impressive run in the Genk starting lineup by logging another 90 minutes in a 2-1 win. Malik Tillman assisted once off the bench for Rangers in a 4-0 win over Hearts. Alan Sonora logged 90 minutes for Argentinian side Independiente. Sam Rogers played 45 minutes in a thrilling 4-4 draw with Rosenborg while Josh Cohen helped Maccabi Haifa defeat Maccabi Tel Aviv 2-0.
Here is a closer look at this weekend’s Americans Abroad:
England
Premier League
Tim Ream started and played 90 minutes in Fulham’s 4-1 loss to Newcastle United on Saturday.
Antonee Robinson did not dress for Fulham.
Tyler Adams started and played 90 minutes in Leeds United’s 0-0 draw with Aston Villa on Sunday.
Brenden Aaronson started and played 76 minutes for Leeds United.
Christian Pulisic came off the bench, registered ONE ASSIST, and played 10 minutes in Chelsea’s 2-1 win over Crystal Palace on Saturday.
Chris Richards dressed but did not play for Crystal Palace.
Matt Turner dressed but did not play in Arsenal’s 3-1 win over Tottenham on Saturday.
Championship
Josh Sargent started and played 90 minutes in Norwich City’s 1-0 win over Blackpool on Saturday.
Auston Trusty started and played 90 minutes in Birmingham City’s 1-1 draw with Sheffield United on Saturday.
Ethan Horvath started and played 90 minutes in Luton Town’s 2-0 win over Hull City on Saturday.
Zack Steffen started, made THREE SAVES, and played 90 minutes in Middlesbrough’s 1-0 loss to Coventry City on Saturday.
Duane Holmes started and played 45 minutes in Huddersfield’s 3-1 loss to Reading on Saturday.
Matthew Hoppe did not dress for Middlesbrough.
Lynden Gooch started and played 90 minutes in Sunderland’s 0-0 draw with Preston North End on Saturday.
Matthew Olosunde did not dress for Preston North End.
PL2
Jonathan Tomkinson did not dress in Norwich City’s 2-1 win over Derby County on Friday.
Germany
Bundesliga
Jordan Pefok started and played 90 minutes in Union Berlin’s 2-0 loss to Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday.
Timmy Chandler dressed but did not play for Eintracht Frankfurt.
Joe Scally started and played 77 minutes in Borussia Moenchengladbach’s 5-1 loss to Werder Bremen on Saturday.
Kevin Paredes came off the bench and played 14 minutes in Wolfsburg’s 3-2 win over Pellegrino Matarazzo‘s Stuttgart on Saturday.
Gio Reyna is OUT (Injury) for Borussia Dortmund.
2. Bundesliga
Julian Green started, scored ONE GOAL, and played 77 minutes in Greuther Furth’s 1-1 draw with Sandhausen on Saturday.
Timothy Tillman came off the bench and played 13 minutes for Furth.
Terrence Boyd started and played 90 minutes in Kaiserslautern’s 1-1 draw with Eintracht Braunschweig on Sunday.
George Bello started and played 90 minutes in Arminia Bielefeld’s 4-1 loss to Fortuna Dusseldorf on Saturday.
Nico Carrera did not dress in Holstein Kiel’s 1-1 draw with Hansa Rostock on Saturday.
3. Liga
Johan Gomez started and played 76 minutes in FSV Zwickau’s 0-0 draw with FC Ingolstadt on Monday.
Spain
La Liga
Luca De La Torre came off the bench and played 20 minutes in Celta Vigo’s 1-0 win over Real Betis on Sunday.
Yunus Musah did not dress in Valencia’s 2-2 draw with Espanyol on Sunday.
Segunda Liga
Samuel Shashoua did not dress in Tenerife’s 1-1 draw with Sporting Dijon on Saturday.
Italy
Serie A
Weston McKennie started, registered ONE ASSIST, and played 60 minutes in Juventus 3-0 win over Bologna on Sunday.
Sergino Dest came off the bench and played 18 minutes in AC Milan’s 3-1 win over Empoli on Saturday.
Serie B
Gianluca Busio, Andrija Novakovich started and played 90 minutes in Venezia’s 4-1 win over Cagliari on Saturday.
Tanner Tessmann came off the bench and played 30 minutes for Venezia.
Jack DeVries dressed but did not play for Venezia.
Anthony Fontana did not dress in Ascoli’s 1-1 draw with Benevento on Sunday.
France
Ligue 1
Folarin Balogun started, scored ONE GOAL, and played 64 minutes in Stade Reims 2-2 draw with Troyes on Sunday.
Erik Palmer-Brown started and played 90 minutes for Troyes.
Tim Weah dressed but did not play in Lille’s 2-1 loss to Lorient on Sunday.
Netherlands
Eredivisie
Ricardo Pepi started, scored ONE GOAL, and played 81 minutes in FC Groningen’s 4-1 loss to AZ Alkmaar on Saturday.
Richie Ledezma came off the bench and played 10 minutes in PSV’s 3-0 loss to Cambuur on Saturday.
Cole Bassett came off the bench and played nine minutes in Fortuna Sittard’s 2-0 win over FC Volendam on Sunday.
Taylor Booth did not dress in FC Utrecht’s 1-0 win over Excelsior on Sunday.
Portugal
Liga Portugal
Alex Mendez started and played 87 minutes in Vizela’s 1-0 win over Portimonense on Saturday.
John Brooks came off the bench and played one minute in Benfica’s 0-0 draw with Vitoria de Guimaraes on Saturday.
Reggie Cannon did not dress (Injury) in Boavista’s 4-0 loss to Famalicao on Sunday.
Joel Sonora dressed but did not play in Maritimo’s 2-1 loss to Casa Pia on Monday.
Scotland
Premiership
James Sands came off the bench and played 45 minutes in Rangers 4-0 win over Hearts on Saturday.
Malik Tillman came off the bench, registered ONE ASSIST, and played 27 minutes for Rangers.
Cameron Carter-Vickers did not dress (Injury) in Celtic’s 2-1 win over Motherwell on Saturday.
Joe Efford did not dress for Motherwell.
Christian Ramirez came off the bench and played 10 minutes in Aberdeen’s 4-1 win over Kilmarnock on Saturday.
Dante Polvara dressed but did not play for Aberdeen.
Ian Harkes started and played 68 minutes in Dundee United’s 2-1 loss to St. Johnstone on Saturday.
Belgium
Pro League
Mark McKenzie started and played 90 minutes in Genk’s 2-1 win over Oostende on Saturday.
Sam Vines started and played 77 minutes in Royal Antwerp’s 2-1 loss to Kortrijk on Sunday.
Bryan Reynolds started and played 90 minutes in Westerlo’s 2-0 win over Zulte Waregem on Saturday.
Griffin Yow did not dress for Westerlo.
Marlon Fossey did not dress in Standard Liege’s 2-0 loss to RFC Seraing on Friday.
Owen Otasowie did not dress in Club Brugge’s 3-0 win over Mechelen on Saturday.
Greece
Super League
Konrad de la Fuente did not dress in Olympiakos 2-0 win over Atromitos on Sunday.
Turkey
Super Lig
Haji Wright and Antalyaspor are off this weekend.
Tyler Boyd did not dress in Besiktas 0-0 draw with Fenerbahce on Sunday.
Denmark
Superliagen
Christian Cappis came off the bench and played 26 minutes in Brondby’s 3-3 draw with Lyngby on Sunday.
Emmanuel Sabbi did not dress (Injury) in Odense’s 1-1 draw with Aalborg on Friday.
Austria
Bundesliga
Sebastian Soto did not dress in Austria Klagenfurt’s 3-2 win over Hartberg on Sunday.
2. Liga
Ulysses Llanez came off the bench and played 45 minutes in SKN St. Poelten’s 3-2 loss to Amstetten on Friday.
Hungary
NB 1
Henry Wingo started and played 76 minutes in Ferencvaros 2-0 loss to Kecskemeti on Sunday.
Norway
Eliteserien
Kobe Hernandez-Foster came off the bench and played 73 minutes in HamKam’s 2-1 win over Jerv on Sunday.
Sam Rogers came off the bench and played 45 minutes in Rosenborg’s 4-4 draw with Kristiansund on Sunday.
Sweden
Allsvenskan
Forrest Lasso, Joe Corona started and played 90 minutes in Sundsvall’s 3-1 loss to Norrkoping on Sunday.
Jeffrey Gal, Joe Gyau started and played 90 minutes in Degerfors 3-0 win over Djurgarden on Saturday. Gal made two saves in goal.
Romain Gall did not dress in Malmo’s 0-0 draw with Hammarby on Saturday.
Israel
Ligat HaAL
Josh Cohen started and played 90 minutes in Maccabi Haifa’s 2-0 win over Maccabi Tel Aviv on Saturday.
Argentina
Primeira Liga
Alan Sonora started and played 90 minutes in Independiente’s 1-0 win over Arsenal de Sarandi on Saturday.
Brazil
Serie A
Johnny Cardoso started and played 63 minutes in Internacional’s 1-0 win over Santos on Saturday.