In one of the most highly-billed matches of the Champions League group stage this season, Weston McKennie’s Juventus and Christian Pulisic’s Chelsea will battle it out in Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night with first place in Group H on the line.
A largely successful weekend for Italy’s contingent of Americans Weston McKennie’s Juve as well as Gianluca Busio and Tanner Tessmann’s Venezia go on the road to extend winning runs, continuing their rise in the standings.
The fourth round of games in the Champions League group stage is now completed, and the picture of which Americans in the competition will join in next year’s knock-out round or watch from their couch is beginning to come clear.
Gianluca Busio and Tanner Tessman both saw action as Venezia pulled off a stunning upset over Jose Mourinho’s Roma, while Weston McKennie and Juventus barely slipped by Fiorentina in a last-second victory.
Christian Pulisic made his long-awaited return to action in Chelsea’s narrow win in Malmö while Weston McKennie and Juventus stayed perfect in the group in a high-scoring home match against Zenit. St. Petersburg.
Weston McKennie once again found the net for Juventus in a losing effort, this time to underdogs Hellas, while Venezia’s pair of Yanks both went the distance to earn a point at Genoa.
Gianluca Busio and Venezia had a rough outing in a road loss at Sassuolo, while Weston McKennie earned the start for Juventus in their come-from-behind draw in the Derby d’Italia at Inter Milan.
There were wildly mixed fortunes in midweek Champions League action, with Brendon Aaronson and Weston McKennie helping their teams to the cusp of knock-out round qualification, and Tyler Adams playing an unfortunate role in Leipzig’s collapse to PSG.
Gianluca Busio helped Venezia pull free of the relegation zone in a narrow home win over Fiorentina, while Andrija Novakovich netted his first of the season for Frosinone.
Gianluca Busio’s first goal for Venezia helped them salvage a point at Cagliari while Andrija Novakovich earned his first start of the season in a home loss to Cittadella.
