With Spain’s top two divisions in the midst of their short holiday break, YA takes a look into the up-and-down season for its small collection of Americans pursuing their careers on the Iberian peninsula.
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.
The matchups for mid-December’s second round proper of the Copa del Rey have been set, with Yunus Musah looking to repeat his recent man-of-the-match performance and several other Americans also liking their chances to go through.
A goal and assist by USMNT starter Yunus Musah pushed Valencia past Utrillas while Shaq Moore and Tenerife needed an overtime winner to move past their lower-league foes.
The matchups for the upcoming first round of Spain’s Copa del Rey was set on Thursday afternoon, giving all Americans participating in the opening matches straightforward paths to the later stage.
Matthew Hoppe will have to wait until the new year to get back on the field for Spanish La Liga side RCD Mallorca as it has been reported that the forward has suffered an apparent “muscle injury”.
Matt Miazga helped the Alaves defense lock down Atletico Madrid’s attack to score a major upset, while Yunus Musah earned his first start of the season in Valencia’s draw against Bilbao. Alaves 1 – 0 Atletico Madrid Matt Miazga and Alaves earned their first win of the season in style, knocking off title contenders Atletico […]
Matthew Hoppe assisted Mallorca’s lone goal in an otherwise dismal loss to giants Real Madrid, while Sergiño Dest put in a solid shift for Barcelona in their disappointing draw at Cádiz.
Matthew Hoppe has moved on to Spain as his former club, Schalke, announced on Tuesday that the American striker completed a transfer to La Liga side Mallorca.
