Matthew Hoppe was a late attacking reinforcement for Mallorca in a losing effort, as they fell to Real Sociedad in a game which saw Jonathan Gomez promoted to first team bench.
Sergiño Dest put in a strong shift at left back for Barcelona in their critical win over Bilbao while Jonathan Gomez maintained his starting spot for Xabi Alonso in Real Sociedad B’s victory.
Sergiño Dest and Barcelona easily won their lopsided battle at Valencia, while Matt Miazga and Alaves put up a valiant fight against Real Madrid before predictably falling well short thanks to a late surge from the likely champions.
Jonathan Gomez took his first step onto the field in Europe for Real Sociedad B in a heartbreaking loss to Ponferradina, while Matthew Hoppe was not called into action in Mallorca’s late victory.
Sergiño Dest filled in for Barcelona legend Dani Alvez for the final minutes of their huge win while Yunus Musah earned the start for Valencia in their tough home draw against Real Sociedad
Yunus Musah’s start against giants Real Madrid was a rough one, while Matthew Hoppe made his long-awaited return from injury for Mallorca, in a rough weekend for Americans in Spain that saw none on the winning side of things.
While the USMNT squad that beat Bosnia & Herzegovina on Saturday night was mostly composed of MLS players, head coach Gregg Berhalter have the chance to evaluate several players who currently do, or soon will ply their trade overseas.
It took some time but Cole Bassett would come to the rescue of the United States men’s national team with his debut goal in their win over Bosnia and Herzegovina in Carson, California, on Saturday.
