AC Milan took one step towards booking its place into the UEFA Europa League Round of 16 with Yunus Musah excelling in a shutout win over Rennes.
Musah logged 90 minutes in midfield as the Rossoneri rolled to a 3-0 first leg victory over the Ligue 1 visitors. It marked Musah’s first start since January 10 when he featured against Atalanta in Coppa Italia play.
The 21-year-old completed 95% of his passes, won four of six duels, and made one tackle alongside Tijjani Reijnders. The result also gave AC Milan its second-straight clean sheet in all competitions heading into Sunday’s Serie A trip to Monza.
Fellow U.S. men’s national team teammate Christian Pulisic started and played 81 minutes in the match.
In England, Haji Wright and Coventry City fought back for one point against Plymouth Argyle. Ethan Horvath‘s Cardiff City debut ended in losing fashion.
Elsewhere, Alex Zendejas scored once in Club America’s CONCACAF Champions Cup triumph over Real Esteli. Cade Cowell and Chivas also advanced in the CONCACAF competition. Dante Polvara was replaced before halftime in Aberdeen’s league draw with Motherwell.
Here is a closer look at this weekend’s Americans Abroad:
Europe
Europa League
Yunus Musah started and played 90 minutes in AC Milan’s 3-0 win over Rennes on Thursday.
Christian Pulisic started and played 81 minutes for AC Milan.
Conference League
Johnny Cardoso started and played 90 minutes in Real Betis 1-0 loss to Dinamo Zagreb on Thursday.
Henry Wingo started and played 90 minutes in Ferencvaros 1-0 loss to Olympiakos on Thursday.
Christian Cappis did not dress in Molde’s 3-2 win over Legia Warsaw on Thursday.
Timmy Chandler dressed but did not play in Eintracht Frankfurt’s 2-2 draw with Union St. Gilloise on Thursday.
England
EFL Championship
Ethan Horvath started, made ZERO SAVES, and played 90 minutes in Cardiff City’s 2-0 loss to West Bromwich Albion on Tuesday.
Reggie Cannon started and played 90 minutes in QPR’s 1-0 loss to Stoke City on Wednesday.
Lynden Gooch came off the bench and played 10 minutes for Stoke City.
Josh Sargent started, scored ONE GOAL, and played 56 minutes in Norwich City’s 4-2 win over Watford on Tuesday.
Haji Wright came off the bench and played 28 minutes in Coventry City’s 2-2 draw with Plymouth Argyle on Wednesday.
Duane Holmes did not dress (Injury) in Preston North End’s 2-1 win over Middlesbrough on Wednesday.
Daryl Dike is OUT (Injury) for West Bromwich Albion.
League One
Donovan Pines did not dress in Barnsley’s 1-1 draw with Shrewsbury Town on Tuesday.
League Two
Jonathan Tomkinson started and played 90 minutes in Bradford City’s 4-0 win over MK Dons on Tuesday.
Portugal
Liga Portugal
Alex Mendez dressed but did not play in FC Vizela’s 1-0 win over Gil Vicente on Tuesday.
Scotland
Premiership
Dante Polvara started and played 30 minutes in Aberdeen’s 3-3 draw with Motherwell on Wednesday.
International
CONCACAF Champions Cup
Alex Zendejas started, scored ONE GOAL, and played 90 minutes in Club America’s 2-0 second leg win over Real Esteli FC on Wednesday. Club America advanced 3-2 on aggregate.
Cade Cowell started and played 71 minutes in Chivas 2-1 second leg win over Forge FC on Tuesday. Chivas advanced 5-2 on aggregate.
Brandon Vazquez and Monterrey host Comunicaciones FC on Thursday. Monterrey leads 4-1 on aggregate.