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The highlight of the weekend for Yanks Abroad, unless you’re a Chelsea fan, was a big matchup in the Premier League between Christian Pulisic and Zack Steffen. Manchester City traveled to London with both teams badly needing a win to stay within striking distance of the top of the table.
Steffen got the nod in goal with Ederson in isolation with Covid-19. His side utterly dominated in the first half, going into the break with a three goal advantage. He didn’t have to make a save until an easy grab in the last moments of the half. Pulisic was one of the few Chelsea players to turn in a decent performance on the day. He completed nine dribbles and won 13 duels, both the most of any player on the pitch. The 22-year-old got an “MLS assist” by creating the home side’s consolation goal in the 92nd minute.
Over in Germany, Julian Green had a Man of the Match showing as Greuther Fürth beat St. Pauli 2-1. He converted a penalty kick in the 24th minute to open the scoring. He was also giving St. Pauli fits all day and was fouled six times, more than any other player.
Shaq Moore assisted the match winner in Tenerife’s 1-0 win with a beautiful, curling cross to the back post. It was the second assist of the season for the 24-year-old right back.
As rumored for a while now, Aron Johannsson and Hammarby have parted ways. The 30-year-old is now a free agent while he eyes a move to Major League Soccer.
Weston McKennie was the most accurate passer in Juventus’ 4-1 win over Udinese, completing 32 of 33 pass attempts. Giovanni Reyna won the most duels (nine) in Borussia Dortmund’s 2-0 win over Wolfsburg. Centerback John Brooks also went 90 minutes, but on the losing end of the pitch.
On Monday, Andrija Novakovich returned from an injury that kept him out a few weeks. He came on for the final 11 minutes as Frosinone fell 2-1 vs SPAL in Serie B action.
Yanks Abroad JAN 1-4
| Name (Position) | Team/Competion | Result | M | Rating | S(OG) | CC | P | DW | Y/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name (Position) | Team/Competion | Result | M | Rating | S(OG) | CC | P | DW | Y/R |
| Tyler Adams (M) | RB Leipzig/Bundesliga | 1-0 loss at Stuttgart | 81 | 7.2 | 0(0) | 0 | 85% | 3/6 | - |
| Ventura Alvarado (D) | Atletico San Luis/Liga MX | No Match Scheduled | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jonathoan Amon (F) | Nordsjaelland/Superligaen | Broken Knee Cap | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gboly Ariyibi (F) | Panetolikos/Super League | 2-1 win vs OFI Crete | 89 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Terrence Boyd (F) | Hallescher FC/3. Liga | No Match Scheduled | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tyler Boyd (F) | Besiktas/Super Lig | Not in lineup | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| John Brooks (D) | Wolfsburg/Bundesliga | 2-0 loss at Borussia Dortmund | 90 | 6.2 | 0(0) | 0 | 79% | 3/5 | - |
| Geoff Cameron (M) | Queens Park Rangers/Championship | Not in lineup | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Reggie Cannon (D) | Boavista/Portugal Cup | 0-0 draw at Maritimo | 90 | 6.3 | 0(0) | 0 | 76% | 2/7 | - |
| Christian Cappis (M) | Hobro/SuperLigaen | No Match Scheduled | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cameron Carter-Vickers (D) | Bournemouth/Championship | Injured: Ankle | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Timmy Chandler (D) | Eintracht Frankfurt/Bundesliga | Not in lineup | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Konrad de la Fuente (F) | FC Barcelona/La Liga | 1-0 win at Huesca | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Luca de la Torre (F) | Heracles/Eredivisie | No Match Scheduled | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sergino Dest (D) | Barcelona/La Liga | 1-0 win at Huesca | 75 | 7 | 0(0) | 2 | 95% | 1/7 | - |
| Mix Diskerud (M) | Helsingborg/Allsvenskan | No Match Scheduled | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chris Drukin (M) | St. Truiden/First Division A | No Match Scheduled | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Joe Efford (F) | Waasland-Beveren/ First Division A | No Match Scheduled | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Romain Gall (M) | Orebro/Allsvenskan | No Match Scheduled | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan George (M) | Jahn Regensburg/2. Bundesliga | 3-1 loss at Hamburger SV | 24* | 6 | 1(0) | 0 | 44% | 3/6 | - |
| Nicholas Gioacchini (F) | Caen/Ligue 2 | No Match Scheduled | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lynden Gooch (M) | Sunderland/League One | 0-0 draw at Northampton Town | 22* | 5.9 | 1(0) | 0 | 75% | 0/3 | - |
| Julian Green (F) | Greuther Furth/2. Bundesliga | 2-1 win vs St. Pauli | 90 | 8.3 | 4(2) | 3 | 90% | 7/11 | - |
| Brendan Hines-Ike (D) | Kortrijk/First Division A | No Match Scheduled | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Duane Holmes (M) | Derby County/Championship | 4-0 win at Birmingham City | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ethan Horvath (K) | Club Brugge/First Division | No Match Scheduled | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aron Johannsson (F) | Free Agent | Free Agent | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 | No Match Scheduled | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Weston McKennie (M) | Juventus/Serie A | 4-1 win vs Udinese | 65 | 6.9 | 0(0) | 1 | 97% | 1/6 | Y |
| Matt Miazga (D) | Anderlecht/First Division A | No Match Scheduled | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shaq Moore (D) | Tenerife/La Liga 2 | 1-0 win at Castellon | 90 | 8 | 1(0) | 2 | 78% | 6/9 | - |
| Alfredo Morales (M) | Fortuna Dusseldorf/2. Bundesliga | Monday vs Paderborn | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yunus Musah (M) | Valencia/La Liga | Monday vs Cadiz | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Andrija Novakovich (F) | Frosinone/Serie B | 2-1 loss vs SPAL | 11* | 5.9 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Matthew Olosunde (D) | Rotherham/Championship | No Match Scheduled | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Owen Otasowie (M) | Wolverhampton/Premier League | 3-3 draw at Brighton & Hove | 3* | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Erik Palmer-Brown (D) | Austria Wien/Austrian Bundeslia | 3-1 loss vs Manchester City | 90 | 7.6 | 1(0) | 1 | 86% | 13/22 | Y |
| Christian Pulisc (F) | Chelsea/Premier League | 1-1 draw vs Aston Villa | 90 | 5.7 | 4(1) | 1 | 88% | 2/15 | - |
| Tim Ream (D) | Fulham/Premier League | Postponed | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gio Reyna (F) | Borussia Dortmund/Bundesliga | 2-0 win vs Wolfsburg | 89 | 7.2 | 1(0) | 1 | 87% | 9/14 | - |
| Chris Richards (D) | Bayern Munich/Bundesliga | 5-2 win vs Mainz 05 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Antonee Robinson (D) | Fulham/Premier League | Postponed | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Emmanuel Sabbi (F) | Odense/Superligaen | No Match Scheduled | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kenny Saeif (M) | Lechia Gdansk/Ekstraklasa | No Match Scheduled | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Josh Sargent (F) | Werder Bremen/Bundesliga | 2-0 loss vs Union Berlin | 90 | 6.6 | 2(0) | 1 | 75% | 7/14 | - |
| Sebastian Saucedo (M) | Pumas/Liga MX Final 2nd leg | No Match Scheduled | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Alan Sonora (M) | Independiente/Diego Maradona Cup | 3-4 loss vs Arsenal Sarandi | 44* | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Joel Sonora (M) | Talleres/Diego Maradona Cup | Monday vs Banfield | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Zack Steffen (K) | Manchester City/Premier League | 3-1 win at Chelsea | 90 | 5.8 | 0(0) | 0 | 81% | - | - |
| Timothy Tillman | Gruether Furth/2. Bundesliga | 2-1 win vs St. Pauli | 12* | 6.7 | 3(1) | 1 | 67% | 3/5 | - |
| Timothy Weah (F) | Lille/Ligue 1 | No Match Scheduled | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bobby Wood (F) | Hamburg/2. Bundesliga | 3-1 win vs Jahn Regensburg | 5* | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Haji Wright (F) | SonderjyskE/Superligaen | No Match Scheduled | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| DeAndre Yedlin (D) | Newcastle United/Premier League | 2-1 loss vs Leicester City | 79 | 6 | 0(0) | 0 | 52% | 5/7 | - |