Luca de la Torre capped off a commanding Copa del Rey win by Celta Vigo with his first goal in Spain, while Armando and Samuel Shashoua both started for their respective teams, but exited after upsets against lower-division opponents.
Yunus Musah was back in Valencia’s starting lineup for their draw at Real Sociedad, as the only American in action in Spain’s top two divisions over the weekend.
Luca de la Torre was the lone American in action in Spain over the weekend, helping Celta Vigo to an unlikely win, while Luca Koleosho returned to Espanyol’s bench in the team’s draw against Valencia.
Yunus Musah had possibly his best La Liga performance for Valencia in their huge win over Getafe, while Luca de la Torre returned to the field for Celta Vigo as a late sub in their Friday-night victory.
Yunus Musah saw a spectacular goal for Valencia reversed thanks to an unfortunate VAR decision, while the Shashoua brothers both started for their teams in La Liga 2 action.
Yunus Musah continued his staring role in Gennaro Gattuso’s midfield for Valencia in their loss in Bilbao while Luca de la Torre made is Spanish debut with a short cameo in Celta Vigo’s predictable loss to Real Madrid
Yunus Musah and ten-man Valencia heroically held on to an early lead to start the season on a high note, while Sergiño Dest is seemingly on the outs for Barcelona as their financial trickery didn’t prevent on-field mediocrity.
Shaq Moore and Tenerife set the table for a high-pressure season finale, holding their hosts Girona to a scoreless draw to set up a winner-takes-all home game in their La Liga promotion playoff
Shaq Moore and Tenerife are two games away from returning to Spain’s top flight after more than a ten-year absence, as they easily beat neighbours Las Palmas to advance to the promotion playoff final.
Yunus Musah and Shaq Moore were the only Yanks in action in Spain this weekend, with both putting in solid substitute performances for their teams, however with mixed outcomes.
