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It was an exciting weekend for ALL the Americans with the return of Major League Soccer this weekend. But the Yanks Abroad turned in some big performances and played in very important matches as well.
We start in Spain, where Sergiño Dest and FC Barcelona won the Copa del Rey with a 4-0 shutout at Athletic Club. Dest is the first American to ever win the trophy. Check out our boy playing a part in this brilliant, vintage Lionel Messi run.
MESSI WHAT A GOAL pic.twitter.com/HqaBruyPXB
— MessiTeam (@Lionel10Team) April 17, 2021
Dest got his picture with Messi, after waiting in a hilarious line of teammates.
They all wanted a trophy picture with Messi
— B/R Football (@brfootball) April 17, 2021
( : @lachainelequipe)pic.twitter.com/OW0V1mi7EO
Two Americans faced off in the FA Cup Semifinal on Saturday as well. Zack Steffen started for Manchester City & Christian Pulisic came off the bench for Chelsea FC in the 70th minute. Chelsea got the 1-0 win and advance to the final. Unfortunately, Steffen was caught out of position and carries most of the blame for the only goal of the match. Pulisic thought he had scored one himself, making it all the way to the sideline in celebration before seeing it called back for being offside.
And we’re only just getting started!
Gio Reyna scored an absolute stunner of a goal in Borussia Dortmund’s 4-1 win over Werder Bremen on Sunday. Reyna was dangerous throughout the match, but his goal in the 29th minute brought his team level and sparked a run of three goals in just nine minutes. Check out the video below of a nice run he had. It was one of his four completed dribbles on the day, the most of any player. Josh Sargent also featured in this match, coming off the bench in the 59th minute for Werder Bremen.
GIO REYNA WITH A ROCKET FOR DORTMUND pic.twitter.com/GqSZFOfPb9
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) April 18, 2021
Silky smooth moves by Gio pic.twitter.com/GhzTmzhyBJ
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) April 18, 2021
He’s been putting together a really solid season in Germany’s second tier, and Julian Green scored another on Friday. It may have been from point blank range, but it was a very quick reaction from Green to poke the ball home.
Julian Green’s 8th league goal and ninth overall for @kleeblattfuerth is superb. #usmnt #kleeblatt pic.twitter.com/uhHIcg1uY6
— Steven Goff (@SoccerInsider) April 16, 2021
Konrad de la Fuente was on the scoresheet for Barcelona B over the weekend. He’s been on the bench for the senior team several times in 2021, but has not yet seen the pitch. However, he’s been turning in very promising performances for the B squad.
GOLLL BARÇA B 1-0 VILLARREAL B CAPITÀ COLLADO TO KONRAD pic.twitter.com/uVlnwojWoX
— Mica (@Mica32x) April 18, 2021
Taylor Booth scored his third goal (through eight matches) for St. Pölten. He played 72 minutes in the 2-1 loss vs Austria Wien. Brandon Servania also played 83 minutes in this match. Erik Palmer-Brown was not in the lineup for Austria Wien.
MESSI WHAT A GOAL pic.twitter.com/HqaBruyPXB
— MessiTeam (@Lionel10Team) April 17, 2021
We also got some some Yunus Musah shenanigans as well. Watch this fantastic run in Valencia’s 2-2 draw at Real Betis, and daydream with me about the United States winning the World Cup.
This guy is seriously a #USMNT player.. him and Weston McKennie as pressing 8s with Pulisic and Gio on the wings are going to be a nightmare for defenses.. pic.twitter.com/d96vSCMwU1
— USMNT (@USMNTTAKES) April 18, 2021
Yanks Abroad APR 16-19
| Name (Position) | Team/Competion | Result | M | FotMob Rating | S(OG) | CC | P | DW | Y/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name (Position) | Team/Competion | Result | M | FotMob Rating | S(OG) | CC | P | DW | Y/R |
| Brenden Aaronson (M) | RB Salzburg/Austrian Bundesliga | 201 win vs LASK | 7474 | 6.3 | 1(0) | 0 | 67% | 5/15 | - |
| Tyler Adams (M) | RB Leipzig/Bundesliga | 0-0 draw vs Hoffenheim | 90 | 7.3 | 1(0) | 1 | 91% | 5/8 | - |
| Ventura Alvarado (D) | Atletico San Luis/Liga MX | Not in Lineup | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jonathoan Amon (F) | Nordsjaelland/Superligaen | Broken Knee Cap | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gboly Ariyibi (F) | Panetolikos/Super League | 1-0 win vs Apollon Smirnis | 63 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paul Arriola (M) | Swansea City/Championship | Thigh Injury | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Taylor Booth (M) | St. Poelten/Austrian Bundesliga | 2-1 loss vs Austria Wien | 72 | 7.2 | 3(1) | 0 | 64% | 4/12 | - |
| Terrence Boyd (F) | Hallescher FC/3. Liga | 2-0 loss at Viktoria Koeln | 90 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tyler Boyd (F) | Sivasspor/Super Lig | Not in Lineup | - | - | - | - | -% | - | - |
| John Brooks (D) | Wolfsburg/Bundesliga | 3-2 loss vs Bayern Munich | 90 | 6.2 | 1(0) | 0 | 87% | 6/10 | - |
| Geoff Cameron (M) | Queens Park Rangers/Championship | Not in Lineup | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Reggie Cannon (D) | Boavista/Primeira Liga | 2-0 win vs Pacos de Ferreira | 90 | 7.9 | 0(0) | 1 | 75% | 6/9 | - |
| Christian Cappis (M) | Hobro IK/1st Division | 0-0 draw at Fremad Amager | 90 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cameron Carter-Vickers (D) | Bournemouth/Championship | 3-1 win at Norwich City | 90 | 7.7 | 0(0) | 0 | 91% | 6/6 | - |
| Timmy Chandler (D) | Eintracht Frankfurt/Bundesliga | 4-0 loss at Gladbach | 25* | 6.3 | 0(0) | 1 | 83% | 0/3 | Y |
| Konrad de la Fuente (F) | FC Barcelona/La Liga | Not in Lineup | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Luca de la Torre (F) | Heracles/Eredivisie | No Match Scheduled | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sergino Dest (D) | Barcelona/Copa del Rey Final | 4-0 win at Athletic Club | 74 | 6.4 | 1(0) | 1 | 92% | 1/7 | - |
| Daryl Dike (F) | Barnsley/Championship | 2-0 win at Coventry | 90 | 5.3 | 1(0) | 0 | 41% | 8/25 | - |
| Mix Diskerud (M) | Denizlispor/Turkish Super Lig | 3-2 loss vs Erzurum BB | 70 | 7 | 0(0) | 2 | 90% | 2/3 | - |
| Chris Durkin (M) | St. Truiden/First Division A | 1-0 loss vs Anderlecth | 90 | 7 | 0(0) | 0 | 81% | 3/5 | Y |
| Joe Efford (F) | Waasland-Beveren/ First Division A | 2-1 win at OH Leuven | 7* | - | - | - | -% | - | - |
| Romain Gall (M) | Orebro/Allsvenskan | 5-0 loss at Ostersunds | 45 | 6.6 | 1(1) | 2 | 56% | 2/4 | - |
| Jan George (M) | Jahn Regensburg/2. Bundesliga | Muscle Injury | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nicholas Gioacchini (F) | Caen/Ligue 2 | 1-0 loss at Troyes | 34* | 6.6 | 0(0) | 1 | 70% | 4/8 | - |
| Lynden Gooch (M) | Sunderland/EFL Trophy Final | 1-0 loss at Blackpool | 2* | - | - | - | -% | - | - |
| Julian Green (F) | Greuther Furth/2. Bundesliga | 2-2 draw at Darmstadt | 83 | 7.9 | 2(2) | 2 | 87% | 2/6 | - |
| Duane Holmes (M) | Huddersfield Town/Championship | 2-0 win at Nottingham Forest | 84 | 7.2 | 1(1) | 3 | 65% | 1/7 | - |
| Matthew Hoppe (F) | Schalke 04/Bundesliga | 4-0 loss at Freiburg | 4* | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ethan Horvath (K) | Club Brugge/First Division | 4-2 win vs Royal Excel Mouscron | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aron Johannsson (F) | Lech Poznan/Ekstraklasa | 3-1 loss at Rakow Czestochowa | 44* | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Johnny (M) | Internacional/Brazil Serie A | No Match Scheduled | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fabian Johnson (D) | Free Agent | Free Agent | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Richard Ledezma (M) | PSV Eindhoven/Eredivisie | Injured: ACL | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Eric Lichaj (D) | Fatih Karagumruk/Super Lig | Injured | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Uly Llanez (F) | Heerenveen/Eredivisie | Injured | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Weston McKennie (M) | Juventus/Serie A | 1-0 loss at Atalanta | 77 | 6.9 | 0(0) | 0 | 69% | 6/10 | - |
| Mark McKenzie (D) | Genk/Belgian Cup Semifinal | Not in Lineup | - | - | - | - | -% | - | - |
| Matt Miazga (D) | Anderlecht/Belgian Cup Semifinal | 1-0 win at St. Truiden | 90 | 7.7 | 1(0) | 0 | 94% | 3/5 | - |
| Shaq Moore (D) | Tenerife/La Liga 2 | 0-0 draw at Cartagena | 90 | 7.6 | 0(0) | 1 | 71% | 5/8 | - |
| Jordan Morris (F) | Swansea City/Championship | Injured: ACL | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yunus Musah (M) | Valencia/La Liga | 2-2 draw at Real Betis | 81* | 7.2 | 1(1) | 0 | 75% | 9/13 | - |
| Andrija Novakovich (F) | Frosinone/Serie B | 2-0 loss at Pordenone | 31* | 6.2 | 1(0) | 0 | 43% | 2/4 | - |
| Matthew Olosunde (D) | Rotherham/Championship | 1-0 loss vs Birmingham | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Owen Otasowie (M) | Wolverhampton/Premier League | 1-0 win vs Sheffield United | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Erik Palmer-Brown (D) | Austria Wien/Austrian Bundesliga | Not in Lineup | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Christian Pulisc (F) | Chelsea/FA Cup Semifinal | 1-0 win vs Manchester City | 20* | 5.6 | 0(0) | 0 | 67% | 0/7 | - |
| Tim Ream (D) | Fulham/Premier League | 1-1 draw at Arsenal | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gio Reyna (F) | Borussia Dortmund/Bundesliga | 4-1 win vs Werder Bremen | 90 | 8.2 | 3(1) | 1 | 94% | 7/13 | - |
| Bryan Reynolds (D) | Roma/Serie A | 3-1 loss at Torino | 75 | 6.3 | 0(0) | 0 | 75% | 4/7 | - |
| Chris Richards (D) | TSG Hoffenheim/Bundesliga | 0-0 draw at RB Leipzig | 90 | 7 | 0(0) | 0 | 91% | 4/10 | - |
| Antonee Robinson (D) | Fulham/Premier League | 1-1 draw at Arsenal | 90 | 6.8 | 0(0) | 2 | 75% | 3/8 | - |
| Emmanuel Sabbi (F) | Odense/Superligaen | 1-1 draw at Odense | 84 | 6.4 | 1(0) | 2 | 86% | 3/15 | - |
| Kenny Saeif (M) | Lechia Gdansk/Ekstraklasa | Not in Lineup | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Josh Sargent (F) | Werder Bremen/Bundesliga | 4-1 loss vs Dortmund | 31* | 7.1 | 3(1) | 2 | 64% | 4/4 | - |
| Sebastian Saucedo (M) | Pumas/Liga MX | 0-0 draw vs Tigres | 71 | 6.3 | 0(0) | 1 | 82% | 1/5 | - |
| Brandon Servania (M) | St. Poelten/Austrian Bundesliga | 2-1 loss vs Austria Wien | 83 | 7.3 | 0(0) | 4 | 85% | 7/16 | - |
| Jordan Siebatcheu (F) | BSC Young Boys/Super League | 3-0 win vs Lugano | 66 | 6.6 | 4(2) | 0 | 90% | 1/3 | - |
| Alan Sonora (M) | Independiente/Copa de la Liga | Covid-19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Joel Sonora (M) | Talleres/Copa de la Liga | 3-0 win vs Union | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Zack Steffen (K) | Manchester City/FA Cup Semifinal | 1-0 loss at Chelsea | 90 | 5.7 | 0(0) | 0 | 97% | 0/0 | - |
| Timothy Tillman (M) | Gruether Furth/2. Bundesliga | 2-2 draw at Darmstadt | 45* | 7.2 | 1(0) | 2 | 86% | 3/4 | - |
| Timothy Weah (F) | Lille/Ligue 1 | 1-1 draw vs Montpellier | 68 | 6.8 | 2(1) | 1 | 87% | 5/9 | - |
| Haji Wright (F) | SonderjyskE/Superligaen | 1-1 draw at Odense | 90 | 6.4 | 2(0) | 1 | 62% | 5/8 | - |
| DeAndre Yedlin (D) | Galatasaray/Super Lig | Ankle Injury | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |