Despite missing Valencia’s Copa del Rey quarterfinal victory while on USMNT duty, Yunus Musah finds himself one step away from competing for his first trophy in Spain, with giant-killers Athletic Bilbao in the way.
Matthew Hoppe couldn’t help Mallorca avoid crashing out of the Copa del Ray, while Valencia was eventually able to prevail, albeit uncomfortably, to set up a semifinal berth for Yunus Musah when he returns from USMNT duty.
FC Barcelona announced the player list for their upcoming adventure in the Europa League knockout stage, likely giving Sergiño Dest a strong chance at being the preferred right back for their run to the final in Sevilla.
Barcelona suffered a shock exit from the Copa del Rey thanks to a resilient display by Athletic Bilbao, with Sergiño Dest playing most of the overtime period in the losing effort.
The pairings for the final eight of Spain’s Copa del Rey were set on Friday afternoon, with Yunus Musah and Valencia once again lucking out, and Matthew Hoppe and Mallorca drawing a fellow just-promoted opponent.
Yunus Musah went the distance for Valencia in their unnecessarily narrow win over third-tier opposition while Matthew Hoppe saw late action for Mallorca in their impressive victory against Espanyol.
The pairings for the final 16 of Spain’s Copa del Rey have been set, with Yunus Musah and Valencia drawing the easiest possible opponent to set a clear path to the quarterfinals.
Yunus Musah was the only American to see action in the third round of Spain’s midweek Copa del Rey matches, once again earning the start but taking a knock in their a win over their lower-division foes.
The pairings for the third round of the Copa del Rey were set on Friday afternoon, setting up early-January games for the three Americans’ teams who remain in the competition following the most recent round of games.
USMNT starter Yunus Musah was on the scoreboard for Valencia in record time in to help them advance on the Copa del Rey, while Shaq Moore and Tenerife saw their run come to an end against a tough La Liga 2 promotion rival.
