Weston McKennie had a relatively short and uneventful evening for Juventus in their late win over Cremonese, while Sergiño Dest’s late sub appearance for AC Milan almost saw what would have been his first goal for the club.
The draw for the initial knock-out round of the Europa League final stage was set on Monday, pitting Weston McKennie and Juventus against Nantes, and handing Jordan Pefok a tough showdown with Ajax.
Andrija Novakovich was powerless to stop Venezia’s continued drop in the Serie B standings, while Weston McKennie’s absence for Juventus will be shorter than initially expected.
American fans have one fewer injury concern in the final days before the World Cup, as Juventus confirmed that Weston McKennie made his way back to training during the team’s Monday-morning session.
Gio Reyna’s uneventful start for Borussia Dortmund was the highlight of yet another tough week for Americans in the Champions League, with the Rangers Yanks seeing a merciful end to their dire campaign, and Josh Cohen suffering another heavy loss.
Disaster struck for USMNT fans, as Weston McKennie’s latest injury cast a shadow on his World Cup hopes while Sergiño Dest saw a half of unremarkable action AC Milan’s loss.
A rare start for Christian Pulisic paid dividends for Chelsea in their win over Salzburg, while Weston McKennie and Juventus fell just short in their do-or-die comeback attempt against Benfica.
Josh Cohen and Maccabi Haifa pulled off a surprising upset over Weston McKennie and Italian powerhouse Juventus, while Malik Tillman and James Sands likely improved their stock with Rangers by missing their embarrassing loss to Liverpool.
Weston McKennie was the only American with reason to celebrate after the latest round of Champions League games, as a dismal week saw Christian Pulisic ignored, Gio Reyna and Cameron Carter-Vickers miss out, and several more on the losing end.
Weston McKennie and Juventus were firing on all cylinders in their much-needed win over Bologna, while a trio of Americans helped Venezia to their biggest victory of the season to break a four-game winless run.
