The Champions League Group Stage has finally reached its final round of games, and several Americans are feeling the crunch, needing results to stay alive in the competition as YA takes a look at the game(s) of the (mid)week.
Chris Richards was the only bright spot in a rough weekend for the Americans in the Bundesliga as Hoffenheim came away with the narrow win over Timothy Chandler and Eintracht Frankfurt.
After less than half a season in charge of the ambitious German club, RB Leipzig announced on Sunday morning that they have parted ways with American head coach Jesse Marsch by mutual agreement.
Joe Scally returned to Borussia Monchengladbach’s starting eleven over the weekend in the comfortable win over Julian Green and last place Greuther Furth as the Bundesliga returned to action.
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.
After some early-season stumbles, Tyler Adams and RB Leipzig appear to have found some form as they came away with the narrow win over Borussia Dortmund.
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.
The draw for December’s third round of the German Cup was made on Sunday evening, setting up the last 16 teams with their opponents on the road to the final in May, 2022 in Berlin.
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.
Joe Scally would put the final nail in the coffin for Borussia Monchengladbach as his stoppage-time goal helped them to the win over John Brooks and Wolfsburg.
