Chelsea attacker Christian Pulisic and Manchester City shot stopper Zac Steffen have both been left out of the latest United States of America (USA) squad named by manager GreggBerhalter due to their Champions League commitments.
Chelsea forward Christian Pulisic made history in the Champions League on Tuesday night with his crucial away goal for the Blues in the first leg of their semi-final tie with Real Madrid.
Pulisicwas named in the starting XI in a three-man attack alongside England International Mason Mount and the much maligned Timo Werner. As a result, the former Borussia Dortmund attacker became only the third USA player to feature in the Champions League semi-finals.
Sergino Dest played his best game for Barcelona after he netted twice in the rout of hosts Real Sociedad in their league game at the weekend. The USA international right-back is in his debut season at Spanish team Barcelona and he was responsible for two goals in the 6-1 away win over the Basque club on Sunday night. The USA player had not scored for Barcelona until the Real Sociedad game at the San Sebastian in Anoeta. He was at his rampaging best on the right side of the Barcelona attack as the Real Sociedad defenders had no answers tohim. The USA player added a second and a third goal for the visitors after the opening goal of the match from Frenchman Antoine Griezmann on 37 minutes. USA international Dest scored his first and Barcelona’s second two minutes before the break. Dest completed his brace for the third Barcelona goal on 53 minutes before star player Lionel Messi scored the first of his own brace three minutes later to edge the Catalans 4-0 ahead.
USA players didn’t have the best of weeks in the Champions League after the knockout stage resumed in the competition. Three USA players were in the squad of their respective teams in the Champions League this week. United States of America (USA) international Sergino Dest was given a start by Barcelona manager Ronald Koeman on his return from injury and it would be an understatement that the right-back had a torrid time dealing with French World Cup winner Kylian Mbappe, who scored a treble for French giants PSG in the 4-1 thrashing of hosts Barcelona in the first leg of their round of 16 tie.
The United States Women’s national team were in their most ruthless form as they thumped their Colombian rivals 4-0 in their most recent fixture. Sam Mewis was the most ruthless of the lot in front of goal as she scored her first-ever career hat-trick while her sister scored one more to round up the match and help their country seal the big win.
USA midfielder Weston McKennie is in line to make his first start in this season’s UEFA Champions League (UCL). The young box-to-box midfielder is set to be a part of the Juventus XI for the first time in the Champions League this season ahead of the matchdayfour clash with Hungarian side Ferencvaros at the Juventus Stadium on Tuesday night.
A phased approach is proposed for USA football teams to get back on the playing field. There are reopening guidelines that have been issued from CDC based on which the games would be planned. For instance it is certain moves that involve physical contact such as shotgun snaps, punting, kicking, and passing would not be allowed. There would also be no snaps or handoffs in the center due to the new physical distancing norms.
Minsk are up against BATE Borisov this Sunday at the Stadion FK Minsk with the hosts looking to continue their decent start to the league campaign.Minskhave begun the Belarus Premier League with two victories and a loss. Even then, they are third in the table and it is very important for the team to stay with the top pack with more wins.Minskwere able to enjoy a strong home record last season, as the team picked up seven victories in eight games at theStadion FK Minsk. Even though the team is not necessarily known for scoring a lot of goals at home, they have done well to win matches.
According to several reports from Germany, Chelsea are preparing a £85m deal to sign Bayer Leverkusen winger Leon Bailey, but they’re expected to face stiff competition from Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United.
USA international Christian Pulisic has received praises from his countryman, Hollywood actor Mathew McConaughey after the Austin FC co-owner recently visited the Stamford Bridge to watch a live match.
