In the battle of the American center-backs, it would be Chris Richards and Hoffenheim that would come out on top as they inflicted the first defeat for John Brooks and Wolfsburg.
Chris Richards and Hoffenheim got the shutout but were left frustrated on the day as they could not find the goals to break a scoreless draw with Arminia Bielefeld.
Jordan Pefok was the hero of the day for Young Boys, as his opportunistic last-second goal gave his team a stunning victory over Manchester United as the Champions League group stage kicked off.
Joe Scally was in the thick of the action for Borussia Monchengladbach as they notched their first victory of the Bundesliga season with a comfortable win over Arminia Bielefeld.
Barely three days after their disappointing scoreless draw to open World Cup qualifying, the American squad will do their best to rebound when they host cross-border rivals Canada in Nashville.
After nearly four years waiting for the chance at redemption, the United States Men’s National Team will begin their whirlwind qualifying campaign for next winter’s final in Qatar with a visit to El Salvador on Thursday night.
Gio Reyna reached a historic milestone for Borussia Dortmund as he was among the goal in their thrilling win over Hoffenheim, while John Brooks and Wolfsburg put themselves atop the Bundesliga standings with their win over RB Leipzig.
After last night’s Champions League play-off games where both Jordan Siebatcheu Pefok’s Young Boys and Brenden Aaronson’s RB Salzburg advanced to join the other 30 teams in the draw, 13 Americans learned who they would be facing in the group stages of Europe’s most prestigious club competition this afternoon.
Gio Reyna got his name on the scoresheet as Borussia Dortmund kicked off the 2021-2022 Bundesliga season with a comfortable win over Eintracht Frankfurt.
