USMNT midweek viewing guide: Train picking up steam

Pepi in the Super Cup, McKenzie in UCL qualifying, Johnny in Libertadores, plus Leagues Cup and friendlies.

By Justin Moran@kickswish Jul 31, 2023, 9:00am PDT

Midweek USMNT action is here. Let’s get into it!

Note: All Leagues Cup games are only available on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV unless otherwise noted.

Monday

Puebla vs Chicago Fire, 8:30p: Brian Gutiérrez, Chris Brady, and the Fire meet Puebla in Leagues Cup.

Also in action:

América vs Columbus Crew, 8p: Alex Zendejas and América face Julian Gressel, Aidan Morris, and the Crew in Leagues Cup.
Toluca vs Colorado Rapids, 9:30p: Mauricio Isaís and Toluca face Bassett, Yapi (Leagues Cup)

River Plate vs Internacional, 8p on beIN Sports, beIN Sports en Español, fuboTV, Sling TV, Fanatiz: Johnny Cardoso and Internacional face an Argentine giant as they square off with River Plate in the Copa Libertadores round of 16.
AC Milan vs FC Barcelona, 11p on ESPN, ESPN Deportes, ESPN+, fuboTV, Sling TV: Christian Pulisic seems to be settling in well with Milan; he could see Sergiño Dest and Barcelona in this Las Vegas friendly.

Also in action:

Celtic vs Athletic Bilbao, 2:30p: Cameron Carter-Vickers and Celtic have a friendly against Athletic Club. La Liga opposition should be a step up from their usual SPL opponents.

Genk vs Servette, 1p: Mark McKenzie and Genk have to win to keep their Champions League dreams alive. They tied Swiss club Servette 1-1 in the first leg away. Time to take care of business at home.
Arsenal vs Monaco, 1p: Folarin Balogun, Matt Turner, Auston Trusty, and the Gunners welcome Monaco into the Emirates for a friendly.
Juventus vs Real Madrid, 7:30p on ESPN+ (free trial): Tim Weah, Weston McKennie, and Juve match up with Madrid for a friendly in Orlando.

Also in action:

Bayern Munich vs Liverpool, 7:30a on Paramount+, CBS Sports Network, fuboTV: Malik Tillman could see action in this Bayern friendly, although he hasn’t been part of their preseason action, with a transfer or loan likely in the works.
Utrecht vs Bologna, 9a: Taylor Booth and Utrecht meet Italian opposition in a preseason friendly.
Häcken vs KÍ, 1p: Kristoff Lund Hansen and Häcken are in the same position as McKenzie and Genk - they tied the first leg (0-0), and must win to advance toward Champions League.
Rennes vs Nottingham Forest, 1p: Ethan Horvath, Alex Mighten, and Forest meet French side Rennes in a friendly.
Chelsea vs Borussia Dortmund, 8:30p on ESPNU, ESPN+, fuboTV, Sling TV: Giovanni Reyna will likely miss this friendly due to injury. BVB faces a well-run English club with impressive transfer strategies at Soldier Field in Chicago.

No games.

Feyenoord vs PSV, 2p on GolTV, fuboTV (free trial), Fanatiz: Ricardo Pepi and PSV face champions Feyenoord in the Super Cup.

Also in action:

NEC vs Venezia, 12p: Tanner Tessmann and Gianluca Busio have a friendly against NEC Nijmegen from the Netherlands.
Standard Líège vs Union St.Gilloise, 2:45p: Marlon Fossey and Líège kick off their Belgian league season.

That’s it! Did I miss anything? Let me know in the comments below. Let’s see who impresses this week!