Mark McKenzie and Tim Weah did battle on Saturday with McKenzie’s Toulouse squad having the final say at the Orange Velodrome.
McKenzie assisted on Toulouse’s stoppage time equalizer as the two Ligue 1 clubs played out a 2-2 draw. Both McKenzie and Weah played the full 90 minutes in the head-to-head showdown, a result that kept both teams in the top-half of the league table.
McKenzie won two duels, made five clearances and made three blocks for ninth-place Toulouse. Santiago Hidalgo headed home McKenzie’s pass in the 92nd minute, giving the visitors a share of the spoils after they saw a 1-0 lead disappear.
Weah completed 91% of his passes and won five duels at right back, continuing in his starting role under Roberto De Zerbi. The 25-year-old offered little in the final third, but did deliver a strong defensive showing.
Both teams continue their league schedules next weekend with Weah and Marseille visiting Lille on December 5. McKenzie and Toulouse will return home to take on Strasbourg a day later.
In Italy, Weston McKennie and Juventus earned a home victory over Cagliari. Christian Pulisic did not feature for AC Milan. Jonathan Klinsmann earned Man of the Match honors in Cesena’s home triumph.
In Germany, James Sands went the distance but St. Pauli lost on the road to Bayern Munich. Joe Scally and Gio Reyna both featured in Borussia Moenchengladbach home draw with RB Leipzig. Kristoffer Lund helped FC Koln earn a draw with Werder Bremen.
In France, Folarin Balogun and Monaco picked up an upset victory over PSG.
Elsewhere, Alex Zendejas scored once but Club America’s Clausura season came to an end. Auston Trusty and Celtic picked up three points at Hibernian. George Bello and LASK earned a shutout win at home. Bryan Reynolds and Westerlo claimed one point on the road. Matthew Hoppe and Sonderjyske rolled to three points at home.
Here is a closer look at this weekend’s Americans Abroad:
England
Premier League
Tyler Adams started, scored ONE GOAL, and played 71 minutes in Bournemouth’s 3-2 loss to Sunderland on Saturday.
Chris Richards started and played 90 minutes in Crystal Palace’s 2-1 loss to Manchester United on Sunday.
Brenden Aaronson came off the bench and played one minute in Leeds United’s 3-2 loss to Manchester City on Saturday.
Antonee Robinson is OUT (Knee Injury) for Fulham.
Championship
Patrick Agyemang started, scored ONE GOAL, and played 90 minutes in Derby County’s 2-1 loss to Middlesbrough on Saturday.
Aidan Morris did not dress (Leg Injury) for Middlesbrough.
Josh Sargent started, registered ONE ASSIST, and played 88 minutes in Norwich City’s 3-1 win over QPR on Saturday.
George Campbell came off the bench, registered ONE ASSIST, and played 45 minutes in West Bromwich Albion’s 3-2 win over Swansea City on Saturday.
Daryl Dike dressed but did not play for West Bromwich Albion.
Ethan Horvath started, made TWO SAVES, and played 90 minutes in Sheffield Wednesday’s 3-2 loss to Preston North End on Saturday.
Damion Downs dressed but did not play in Southampton’s 3-2 loss to Millwall on Saturday.
Haji Wright did not dress (Calf Injury) in Coventry City’s 3-1 win over Charlton Athletic on Saturday.
Charlie Kelman is OUT (Muscle Injury) for Charlton Athletic.
Caleb Wiley is OUT (Leg Injury) for Watford.
League One
Lynden Gooch started, registered ONE ASSIST, and played 90 minutes in Huddersfield Town’s 3-2 win over AFC Wimbledon on Saturday.
Dom Dwyer came off the bench and played 15 minutes in Mansfield Town’s 3-0 loss to Cardiff City on Saturday.
League Two
Jonathan Tomkinson started and played 90 minutes in Cheltenham Town’s 2-0 loss to Colchester United on Saturday.
National League
Aidan Dausch came off the bench and played 25 minutes in Forest Green Rovers’ 2-1 win over Southend United on Saturday.
WSL
Phallon Tullis-Joyce and Manchester United are off until December 6.
Catarina Macario, Naomi Girma, Alyssa Thompson and Chelsea are off until December 6.
Emily Fox and Arsenal are off until December 6.
Spain
La Liga
Johnny Cardoso dressed but did not play in Atletico Madrid’s 2-0 win over Real Oviedo.
La Liga 2
Konrad De La Fuente came off the bench and played 13 minutes in AD Ceuta’s 1-0 win over Burgos on Saturday.
Germany
Bundesliga
James Sands started and played 90 minutes in St. Pauli’s 3-1 loss to Bayern Munich on Saturday.
Joe Scally started and played 90 minutes in Borussia Moenchengladbach’s 0-0 draw with RB Leipzig on Friday.
Gio Reyna came off the bench and played 17 minutes for Borussia Moenchengladbach.
Kristoffer Lund came off the bench, registered ONE ASSIST, and played 45 minutes in FC Koln’s 1-1 draw with Werder Bremen on Saturday.
Noahkai Banks started and played 90 minutes in Augsburg’s 3-0 loss to Hoffenheim on Saturday.
Malik Tillman started and played 74 minutes in Bayer Leverkusen’s 2-1 loss to Borussia Dortmund on Saturday.
Cole Campbell did not dress for Borussia Dortmund.
Lennard Maloney came off the bench and played 36 minutes in Mainz’s 4-0 loss to Freiburg on Sunday.
Timmy Chandler dressed but did not play in Eintracht Frankfurt’s 1-1 draw with Wolfsburg on Sunday.
Kevin Paredes is OUT (Injury) for Wolfsburg.
2. Bundesliga
Johan Gomez started and played 90 minutes in Eintracht Braunschweig’s 2-0 win over Kaiserslautern on Saturday.
Mael Corboz started and played 90 minutes in Arminia Bielefeld’s 2-1 loss to Preussen Munster on Sunday.
Maxi Dietz started and played 90 minutes in Greuther Furth’s 3-0 loss to Bochum on Saturday.
Julian Green started and played 61 minutes for Greuther Furth.
John Tolkin started and played 74 minutes in Holstein Kiel’s 1-0 loss to Hertha Berlin on Saturday.
John Brooks did not dress for Hertha Berlin.
3. Liga
Terrence Boyd started, scored TWO GOALS, and played 88 minutes in Waldhof Mannheim’s 3-2 win over FC Schweinfurt on Saturday.
Italy
Serie A
Weston McKennie started and played 90 minutes in Juventus’ 2-1 win over Cagliari on Saturday.
Christian Pulisic did not dress in AC Milan’s 1-0 win over Lazio on Saturday.
Ben Cremaschi did not dress in Parma’s 2-0 loss to Udinese on Saturday.
Yunus Musah dressed but did not play in Atalanta’s 2-0 win over Fiorentina on Sunday.
Serie B
Gianluca Busio started and played 76 minutes in Venezia’s 3-0 win over Mantova on Saturday.
Jonathan Klinsmann started, made SIX SAVES including ONE PENALTY KICK SAVE, and played 90 minutes in Cesena’s 1-0 win over Modena on Friday.
Andrija Novakovich dressed but did not play in Reggiana’s 1-0 loss to Frosinone on Saturday.
France
Ligue 1
Folarin Balogun started and played 85 minutes in Monaco’s 1-0 win over PSG on Saturday.
Tim Weah started and played 90 minutes in Marseille’s 2-2 draw with Toulouse on Saturday.
Mark McKenzie started, registered ONE ASSIST, and played 90 minutes for Toulouse.
Tanner Tessmann started and played 90 minutes in Lyon’s 3-0 win over Nantes on Sunday.
Premiere Ligue
Lindsey Heaps, Korbin Shrader, Lily Yohannes and Lyon are off until December 6.
Eva Gaetino, Crystal Dunn and PSG are off until December 5.
Portugal
Liga Portugal
Jordan Pefok started and played 90 minutes in Tondela’s 1-0 win over Gil Vicente on Saturday.
Netherlands
Eredivisie
Ricardo Pepi started, scored ONE GOAL, registered ONE ASSIST, and played 90 minutes in PSV’s 3-0 win over FC Volendam on Sunday.
Sergino Dest started and played 90 minutes for PSV.
Zach Booth did not dress in Excelsior’s 1-0 win over NAC Breda on Saturday.
Taylor Booth did not dress in FC Twente’s 1-0 win over AZ Alkmaar on Sunday.
Scotland
Premiership
Auston Trusty started and played 90 minutes in Celtic’s 2-1 win over Hibernian on Sunday.
Dante Polvara came off the bench and played 25 minutes in Aberdeen’s 1-0 win over Livingston on Sunday.
Cameron Carter-Vickers is OUT (Achilles injury).
Belgium
Pro League
Bryan Reynolds started and played 90 minutes in Westerlo’s 2-2 draw with Dender on Saturday.
Griffin Yow started and played 69 minutes for Westerlo.
Marlon Fossey did not dress in Standard Liege’s 1-0 win over Mechelen on Friday.
Austria
Bundesliga
George Bello started and played 90 minutes in LASK’s 3-0 win over Rapid Vienna on Sunday.
Donovan Pines started and played 90 minutes in Grazer AK’s 3-1 win over BW Linz on Saturday.
Croatia
HNL
Rokas Pukstas did not dress in Hajduk Split’s 1-1 draw with NK Varazdin on Saturday.
Greece
Super League
Erik Palmer-Brown started and played 90 minutes in Panathinaikos’ 3-2 loss to AEK Athens on Sunday.
Denmark
Superliagen
Matthew Hoppe started and played 90 minutes in Sonderjyske’s 2-2 draw with Viborg on Friday.
Jonathan Amon came off the bench and played 23 minutes in Vejle’s 3-0 loss to Odense on Sunday.
Gavin Beavers dressed but did not play in Brondby’s 3-1 loss to Fredericia on Monday.
Mexico
Liga MX
Cade Cowell started, scored ONE GOAL, registered ONE ASSIST, and played 76 minutes in Chivas’ 3-2 loss to Cruz Azul on Sunday.
Richie Ledezma started and played 61 minutes for Chivas. Cruz Azul advanced 3-2 on aggregate.
Alex Zendejas started, scored ONE GOAL, and played 90 minutes in Club America’s 2-1 second leg win over Monterrey on Saturday. Monterrey advanced 3-2 on aggregate.
Balagon is a better fit than Pepe with the USMNT. NOTHING AGAINST PEPE- it is just Balagon is better at running the channels and hold up play. Pepe can be the super sub off the bench after the 60th minute. Even Haji Wright is better in the system they are running under Pooch. It just requires more than just being a normal striker and Wright and Balagon are better at filling all the requirements as of now. Time will tell and form will win out in the end so don’t give up hope and stay fit Ricardo!
Coleman Campbell put transfer request in to leave Borussia Dortmond. Shame on BD for not giving him more playing time.
I wonder how real the interest was in the fall. The clubs said to be interested in August were much bigger clubs than those named now. Or did he hurt his stock that much at U20 WC.
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Sahin was much more offense first and was bringing Cole along. When he got canned Kovac went to 5 defenders to right the ship, the wingers had to become WBs. That fits physical guys like Tim Weah doesn’t really fit Campbell. Generally Kovac’s teams have been boring to watch but with better results. Sadly I don’t see a spot for Mathis Albert in Kovac’s system either so I don’t think we’ll see a post U17 WC promotion like Gio and Christian earned.
Ricardo Pepi just continues to improve. From his game against Liverpool (his ricochet shot that hit the bar and resulted in a goal) to his bicycle kick goal against Volendam he continues to show he should be in the mix FOR STARTING for the USMNT.
He looks stronger, faster, quicker with more stamina on the ball than earlier in his career…… love watching him play for PSV as “something” interesting always seems to happen (miss or goal) with him up top, absolutely love it
The only other match since the knee injury that he went 90 minutes in he reinjured himself the next match. His next step is can he make two successful starts in a row without injury.
Better get back on to Pepi’s El Tren. Its pulling out of the station and starting to pick up speed. Nice bicycle goal from him today.
I think a better sign is that he went 90 minutes. Only the 2nd time he’s gone a full match since January.