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.
Barcelona suffered a disappointing loss to visiting Betis in Sergiño Dest’s first start under new coach Xavi, while Yunus Musah only got a short drink of water for Valencia at the tail end of their win over Celta Vigo.
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.
Sergiño Dest had mixed fortunes in Barcelona’s El Clásico loss to Real Madrid, while Matt Miazga and Alaves put on an impressive defensive road show to take all the points at Cadiz.
Sergiño Dest continued his fine form in Barcelona’s crucial victory over Yunus Musah and Valencia while Matt Miazga and Alaves had their hearts broken in a last-second loss to Real Betis.
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 […]
Matt Miazga’s first taste of La Liga action was a bitter one in a loss to Yunus Musah and Valencia, while Sergiño Dest and Barcelona’s win over Getafe kept them unbeaten on the season.