Josh Sargent and Tim Weah both registered goals in mid-week action.
The recent run of good from Tim Weah has continued as the Lille player scored against Montpellier in a 3-2 victory. Weah registered the first goal of the match in the 23rd minute as both clubs would exchange goals throughout the match with Burak Yilmaz scoring an 86th-minute winner for Lille. This goal was Weah’s third in his last five appearances and his second goal of the 2020/21 Ligue 1 season. It was a great result for the 20-year-old USMNT player as he made his first appearance this season in Lille’s starting 11 in a Ligue 1 fixture.
Elsewhere, Werder Bremen’s Josh Sargent scored against Hannover in the second round of the DFB-Pokal. Sargent registered his goal in the 32nd minute to help Bremen earn a 3-0 victory to advance to the next round of the cup competition. The USMNT striker was named the Man of the Match for his performance. Two of Sargent’s three goals for Bremen this season have come in the DFB-Pokal.
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Dest registers an assist for Barcelona
Sergino Dest picked up an assist against Real Valladolid in a 3-0 win for Barcelona. The right back assisted on Martin Braithwaite’s goal in the 35th minute. He also registered seven shot-creating actions and completed 90% of his passes in the victory. This was Dest’s first assist of the season in all competitions for Barcelona.
Other notable performances
Zack Steffen got the start in net for Manchester City in their Carabao Cup quarterfinal match against Arsenal. Steffen finished with one save in the 4-1 victory for Manchester City. This was Steffen’s third appearance in the Carabao Cup competition. With the upcoming schedule of four matches in 10 days for Manchester City, there are likely to be more appearances ahead for the USMNT goalkeeper.
In Germany, Giovanni Reyna started for Borussia Dortmund and played 82 minutes in the 2-0 win over Eintracht Braunschweig. He registered two shots as Dortmund advance to the next round. Tyler Adams made a brief second-half appearance entering in the 77th minute as RB Leipzig defeated Augsburg 3-0 to advance. Matthew Hoppe entered in the 67th minute of Schalke’s 3-1 win over Ulm. Both Timothy Tillman and Julian Green featured for Greuther Furth in their penalty shootout victory over Hoffenheim.
Weston McKennie started for Juventus and played 72 minutes in their 3-0 loss against Fiorentina. The midfielder finished with one shot, two shot-creating actions, two tackles, and two blocks. Fellow USMNT midfielder Yunus Musah made a second-half appearance for Valencia in their 1-0 defeat to Sevilla. Musah registered one clearance and completed 80% of his passes.