Gio Reyna enjoyed one of his more positive days in quite sometime on Sunday.
Reyna scored his first goal of the Bundesliga season as Borussia Dortmund tied Hoffenheim 1-1. It marked Reyna’s first goalscoring performance for club or country since March 24.
The 22-year-old called his own number in the 46th minute, drilling a right-footed shot into the top-right corner. It was Reyna’s first goal at club level since May 13, 2023.
However, Dortmund would concede a late equalizer, coughing up the opportunity to earn a crucial three points at home.
Reyna logged 76 minutes in the match and will now aim to keep his starting role long-term. Nuri Sahin’s squad will visit Wolfsburg on December 22 in their next league match.
In England, Antonee Robinson assisted twice in Fulham’s road draw with Liverpool.
In Spain, Johnny Cardoso excelled in Real Betis’ road win.
In Italy, Tim Weah, Weston McKennie, and Gianluca Busio all featured in head-to-head Serie A play.
In France, Mark McKenzie and Toulouse defeated Saint-Etienne in Ligue 1 action.
Elsewhere, Cameron Carter-Vickers and Auston Trusty and Celtic won the Scottish League Cup over rivals Rangers. Justin Che did not feature for Brondby. Rokas Pukstas and Hajduk Split drew 2-2 at home with Rijeka.
Here is a closer look at this weekend’s Americans Abroad:
England
English Premier League
Antonee Robinson started, registered TWO ASSISTS, and played 90 minutes in Fulham’s 2-2 draw with Liverpool on Saturday.
Chris Richards, Matt Turner dressed but did not play in Crystal Palace’s 3-1 win over Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday.
Tyler Adams came off the bench and played 22 minutes in Bournemouth’s 1-1 draw with West Ham United on Monday.
EFL Championship
Luca Koleosho started and played 90 minutes in Burnley’s 2-1 win over Norwich City on Sunday.
Brenden Aaronson started and played 65 minutes in Leeds United’s 1-1 draw with Preston North End on Saturday.
Duane Holmes came off the bench and played 28 minutes for Preston North End.
Ethan Horvath dressed but did not play in Cardiff City’s 2-2 draw with Stoke City on Saturday.
Haji Wright is OUT (Injury) for Coventry City.
Aidan Morris is OUT (Injury) for Middlesbrough.
Josh Sargent is OUT (Injury) for Norwich City.
Daryl Dike is OUT (Injury) for West Bromwich Albion.
Lynden Gooch is OUT (Injury) for Stoke City.
League One
Donovan Pines started and played 90 minutes in Barnsley’s 2-1 win over Exeter City on Saturday.
Gabriel Slonina is OUT (Hand Injury) for Barnsley.
WSL
Emily Fox started and played 90 minutes in Arsenal’s 1-0 win over Liverpool on Sunday.
Catarina Macario came off the bench and played 45 minutes in Chelsea’s 1-1 draw with Leicester City on Saturday.
Mia Fishel is OUT (Injury) for Chelsea.
Germany
Bundesliga
Joe Scally started and played 86 minutes in Borussia Moenchengladbach’s 4-1 win over Holstein Kiel on Saturday.
Gio Reyna started, scored ONE GOAL, and played 76 minutes in Borussia Dortmund’s 1-1 draw with Hoffenheim on Sunday.
Cole Campbell did not dress for Borussia Dortmund.
Jordan Pefok came off the bench and played 34 minutes in Union Berlin’s 1-1 draw with Bochum on Saturday.
Timmy Chandler did not dress in Eintracht Frankfurt’s 2-1 loss to RB Leipzig on Sunday.
Lennard Maloney did not dress in FC Heidenheim’s 3-1 loss to Stuttgart on Sunday.
Kevin Paredes is OUT (Injury) for Wolfsburg.
2. Bundesliga
Julian Green started and played 78 minutes in Greuther Furth’s 1-0 win over Hannover on Sunday.
Johan Gomez started and played 68 minutes in Eintracht Braunschweig’s 3-0 loss to Elversberg on Sunday.
John Brooks is OUT (Injury) for Hertha Berlin.
3. Liga
Terrence Boyd came off the bench and played 20 minutes in Waldhof Mannheim’s 2-1 loss to Dynamo Dresden on Friday.
Spain
La Liga
Johnny Cardoso started and played 90 minutes in Real Betis 2-1 win over Villarreal on Sunday.
Luca De La Torre dressed but did not play in Celta Vigo’s 1-0 loss to Sevilla on Saturday.
Italy
Serie A
Weston McKennie started and played 90 minutes in Juventus 2-2 draw with Venezia on Saturday.
Gianluca Busio started and played 90 minutes for Venezia.
Tim Weah started and played 65 minutes for Juventus.
Yunus Musah did not dress in AC Milan’s 0-0 draw with Genoa on Sunday.
Christian Pulisic is OUT (Calf Injury) for AC Milan.
Serie B
Kristoffer Lund started and played 90 minutes in Palermo’s 2-1 loss to Catanzaro on Sunday.
Andrija Novakovich started and played 61 minutes in Bari’s 2-0 loss to Pisa on Friday.
France
Ligue 1
Mark McKenzie started and played 90 minutes in Toulouse’s 2-1 win over Saint-Etienne on Friday.
Emmanuel Sabbi came off the bench and played 26 minutes in Le Havre’s 3-0 loss to Strasbourg on Sunday.
Tanner Tessmann dressed but did not play in Lyon’s 3-1 loss to PSG on Sunday.
Folarin Balogun is OUT (Injury) for AS Monaco.
Caleb Wiley is OUT (Injury) for Strasbourg.
Division 1 Feminine
Lindsey Horan started, scored ONE GOAL, and played 90 minutes in Lyon’s 5-1 win over Nantes on Saturday.
Korbin Albert started and played 65 minutes in Paris Saint-Germain’s 3-0 win over Saint-Etienne on Friday.
Eva Gaetino started and played 45 minutes for PSG.
Netherlands
Eredivisie
Malik Tillman started and played 90 minutes in PSV’s 1-0 loss to Heerenveen on Saturday.
Ricardo Pepi came off the bench and played 23 minutes for PSV.
Richie Ledezma did not dress for PSV.
Paxten Aaronson started and played 90 minutes in FC Utrecht’s 3-3 draw with Go Ahead Eagles on Sunday.
Taylor Booth did not dress for FC Utrecht.
Eerste Divisie
Zach Booth came off the bench and played 19 minutes in Excelsior’s 0-0 draw with Volendam on Friday.
Belgium
Pro League
Bryan Reynolds started and played 90 minutes in Westerlo’s 3-1 loss to Union St. Gilloise on Sunday.
Griffin Yow came off the bench and played 31 minutes for Westerlo.
Marlon Fossey started and played 90 minutes in Standard Liege’s 0-0 draw with Beerschot on Saturday.
Austria
Bundesliga
George Bello and LASK are off until Dec. 22.
Scotland
League Cup Final
Cameron Carter-Vickers started and played 120 minutes in Celtic’s 5-4 penalty shootout loss to Rangers on Sunday. The teams were tied 3-3 after 120 minutes.
Auston Trusty started and played 45 minutes for Celtic.
Switzerland
Super League
Konrad De La Fuente came off the bench and played 18 minutes in Lausanne’s 4-1 win over Lugano on Sunday.
Wales
Welsh Cup
Matt Olosunde did not dress in The New Saints 4-1 win over Colwyn Bay on Sunday.
Croatia
1. HNL
Rokas Pukstas came off the bench and played one minute in Hajduk Split’s 2-2 draw with Rijeka on Sunday.
Denmark
Superliagen
Justin Che did not dress in Brondby’s 4-2 second leg win over Viborg on Sunday. Brondby advanced 4-3 on aggregate.
Greece
Super League
Jonathan Gomez dressed but did not play in PAOK Salonika’s 1-0 win over Panetolikos on Sunday.
Erik Palmer-Brown did not dress in Panathinaikos 1-0 win over Levadiakos on Sunday.
Mexico
Liga MX Playoffs
Alex Zendejas started and played 90 minutes in Club America’s 1-1 second leg draw with Monterrey on Sunday. Club America won 3-2 on aggregate to win the Liga MX Apertura title.
Brandon Vazquez started and played 71 minutes for Monterrey.
JR,
Okay, but I still would like to know if you can think of a reasonably attainable American CB you think might be actually be useful for PSV?
Maybe Wydner or Banks this summer that would be a good next step. I think PSV would have been a better landing spot for Trusty.
Keep it up Gio. Glad I got the Gio Reyna and Cole Campbell mods for Fifa 16 for ps3. Can’t wait to see how Gio continues this journey, alongside Cole Campbell. Both will be lethal for Borussia Dortmond.
Positives this weekend!!!
– Antonee Robinson started, registered TWO ASSISTS, and played 90 minutes AGAINST LIVERPOOL!!!
– Gio Reyna started, scored ONE GOAL, against Hoffenheim.
– Johnny Cardoso started and played 90 minutes AGAINST VILLAREAL
– Juventus vs Venezia, both Mckennie and Busio went full 90
– Marlon Fossey started and played 90 minutes against Beerschot
– Luca De La Torre dressed for Celta Vigo (coming off an injury when means he’s still on the team!!!)
interesting positives on our PSV contingent – PSV loses when Pepi does not start and Ledezma doesn’t even dress .
+1
Exactly
Midwest ref,
“PSV loses when Pepi does not start”
This season PSV 14 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws.
Pepi has 5 starts
Pepi is hot but your math is a little exaggerated.
Truly they needed an American CB because that was the biggest issue. They should have given up 1 or 2 from just gaffes from their CBs. De Jong wasn’t good but matching him with Perisic was the bigger issue to me. You had two old and speed challenged attackers alongside Tillman. 3 attackers none of whom are going to stretch the backline with pace. They got a little more dynamic when Lang and Pepi came on and Tillman slid more into the dual 10 rule. I couldn’t find anything that Richie was injured so perhaps he’ll start in the cup match. They play semi-pro team from the 3rd Division so it should be fairly easy work on Tuesday.
JR,
“they needed an American CB ”
Who do you suggest? It would be a step down , in theory , for McKenzie.
Any American MLS CB’s besides Ream?
Vacqui: that wasn’t what I meant. Just that DeJong/Pepi at striker argument wasn’t the main issue. Their CBs were terrible Saturday. Honestly Aaron Long would have been better than Boscagli and Flamingo were. Those two have generally been solid this season but were poor in this one.
JR,
Okay, but I still would like to know if you can think of a reasonably attainable American CB you think might be actually be useful for PSV?
Vacqui you gotta get out more. Ream is crap, here is a list. Jalen Neal, Grayson Dettoni, Arnie Chase, Noah Allen, Matai Akinmboni, Noah Cobb, and Noahkai Banks, Chris Mbai-Assem, and Tyler Meiser
Jalen Neal, Grayson Dettoni, Arnie Chase, Noah Allen, Matai Akinmboni, Noah Cobb, Noahkai Banks, Chris Mbai-Assem, and Tyler Meiser
Reyna with a golazo today. Hopefully this trend continues for him. A healthy in form and hungry Reyna only strengthens the USMNT attack. And he is becoming a much better two way player.