10 months since his last club start, Lennard Maloney did not disappoint in UEFA Conference League action.
Maloney started and played 90 minutes as Mainz defeated Zrinjski Mostar 1-0 at home, helping Mainz earn its second victory of the league phase. The 26-year-old midfielder won seven duels, drew two fouls, made five interceptions, and made five defensive recoveries.
Nelson Weiper scored the lone goal of the match for Mainz, who rebounded from back-to-back Bundesliga defeats. In what was also his first start for Mainz since joining from FC Heidenheim, Maloney provided Bo Henriksen with a glimpse of what he could deliver as a consistent starter.
Maloney will now aim to retain his starting spot for Sunday’s league trip to Stuttgart.
Elsewhere in Europe, Weston McKennie and Juventus’ valiant effort in Madrid fell short. Tim Weah started but Marseille lost to Sporting Lisbon. Folarin Balogun started in Monaco’s goal-less draw with Tottenham.
In England, Patrick Agyemang set up Derby County’s winning goal vs. Norwich City. Haji Wright and Aidan Morris both featured as their clubs’ stayed No. 1 and No. 2 respectively in the EFL Championship table.
In Mexico, Richie Ledezma was sent off in Chivas’ Liga MX loss to Queretaro.
Here is a closer look at this week’s Americans Abroad:
Europe
Champions League
Weston McKennie started and played 90 minutes in Juventus 1-0 loss to Real Madrid on Wednesday.
Folarin Balogun started and played 83 minutes in Monaco’s 0-0 draw with Tottenham on Wednesday.
Tim Weah started and played 68 minutes in Marseille’s 2-1 loss to Sporting Lisbon on Wednesday.
Ricardo Pepi came off the bench, scored ONE GOAL, registered ONE ASSIST, and played five minutes in PSV’s 6-2 win over Napoli on Tuesday.
Sergino Dest came off the bench and played five minutes for PSV.
Yunus Musah dressed but did not play in Atalanta’s 0-0 draw with Slavia Prague on Wednesday.
Cole Campbell did not dress in Borussia Dortmund’s 4-2 win over FC Kobenhaven on Tuesday.
Josh Wynder dressed but did not play in Benfica’s 3-0 loss to Newcastle United on Tuesday.
Timmy Chandler dressed but did not play in Eintracht Frankfurt’s 5-1 loss to Liverpool on Wednesday.
Malik Tillman did not dress in Bayer Leverkusen’s 7-2 loss to Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday.
Johnny Cardoso is OUT (Injury) for Atletico Madrid.
Europa League
Cameron Carter-Vickers started and played 90 minutes in Celtic’s 2-1 win over Sturm Graz on Thursday.
Auston Trusty dressed but did not play for Celtic.
Tanner Tessmann started and played 45 minutes in Lyon’s 2-0 win over FC Basel on Thursday.
Erik Palmer-Brown dressed but did not play in Panathinaikos 3-1 loss to Feyenoord on Thursday.
Conference League
Lennard Maloney started and played 90 minutes in Mainz’s 1-0 win over Zrinjski Mostar on Thursday.
Dante Polvara came off the bench and played 45 minutes in Aberdeen’s 6-0 loss to AEK Athens on Thursday.
Chris Richards dressed but did not play in Crystal Palace’s 1-0 loss to AEK Larnaca on Thursday.
England
Championship
Patrick Agyemang started, registered ONE ASSIST, and played 85 minutes in Derby County’s 1-0 win over Norwich City on Tuesday.
Josh Sargent started and played 90 minutes for Norwich City.
Haji Wright dressed but did not play in Coventry City’s 2-1 win over Portsmouth on Tuesday.
Aidan Morris came off the bench and played 16 minutes in Middlesbrough’s 1-0 win over Sheffield Wednesday on Wednesday.
Damion Downs came off the bench and played 12 minutes in Southampton’s 3-1 loss to Bristol City on Tuesday.
Charlie Kelman started and played 62 minutes in Charlton Athletic’s 3-0 win over Ipswich Town on Tuesday.
George Campbell came off the bench and played 35 minutes in West Bromwich Albion’s 2-1 loss to Watford on Wednesday.
Daryl Dike came off the bench and played 10 minutes for West Brom.
Caleb Wiley did not dress (Fitness) for Watford.
Ethan Horvath is OUT (Suspension) for Sheffield Wednesday.
Finland
Veikkausliiga
Benji Michel started, scored ONE GOAL, and played 90 minutes in HJK’s 4-3 loss to SJK on Wednesday.
Mexico
Liga MX
Richie Ledezma started and played 90 minutes in Chivas 1-0 loss to Queretaro on Wednesday. Ledezma was sent off after picking up a second yellow card in second-half stoppage time.
Cade Cowell came off the bench and played 27 minutes for Chivas.
Alex Zendejas is OUT (Injury) for Club America.
Maloney played 90 minutes, that’s 10 more minutes than he had played total since joining in January.