American players are no longer immune from the negative impacts of big, rich teams stockpiling young players with potential and continuously sending them out on loan.
After an initial mishap that forced an embarrassing re-drawing of the Round of 16 games, UEFA finally got it right, setting the pairings for the first knockout round of the Champions League.
Christian Pulisic’s effort for Chelsea went to waste in Russia, while Brenden Aaronon’s Red Bulls and Tim Weah’s Lille went through in Group G, and Sergiño Dest saw Barcelona drop to the Europa League.
It was a good weekend for Yanks in England as Zack Steffen earned his first start for City in the Premier League while Antonee Robinson and Duane Holmes added goals to their accounts.
