A litany of Americans played on Saturday across Europe, however not everyone finished the day healthy. The latest USMNT injury update saw two Americans miss game time.
Saturday Injuries: Antonee Robinson & Jordan Pefok
The largest club competition in the world returns on Tuesday. Following the draw on Aug. 25, the Champions League groups have been made and play will begin on Sept. 6 when both games in Group G kick off.
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When USMNT manager Gregg Berhalter was making his media rounds this summer, every single news outlet hit him with the same question: Can center back John Brooks make the World Cup roster after being frozen out for a year?
Yann Sommer.
That’s it. That's the tweet.
The Swiss goalkeeper has been one of the most entertaining goalkeepers in recent years, and he just put up perhaps the craziest performance we’ve ever seen.
Sommer made a never before recorded 19 saves against Bayern Munich in Saturday’s 1-1 Bundesliga draw.
| A perfect goalkeeping display!
Yann Sommer v Bayern München:
If someone had asked me close to this time last year which USMNT strikers would go to Qatar I would have had Ricadro Pepi top of mind. Fast forward to present day and the job for the starting striker at the World Cup with the USMNT is there for the taking with several bidders.
Josh Sargent is in the best form of his career, Jordan Pefok has been a menace in front of goal for Union Berlin and Haji Wright is racking up the goals in Turkey. All three USMNT strikers had goal contributions this weekend.
BOCHUM, Germany - Champions Bayern Munich demolished hosts VfL Bochum 7-0 on Sunday, with new signing Sadio Mané scoring twice, to maintain their perfect start to the season.
The Bavarians are two points clear at the top with nine points from three league games, and have now scored a league-record 15 goals in their three games even though top striker Robert Lewandowski left this season to join Barcelona.
On Sunday they went on a first-half rampage, scoring four times in 38 minutes to kill off the game.
Jordan Pefok is loving life with his new Bundesliga club Union Berlin. Pefok scored a goal and picked up an assist in Union’s 2-1 victory vs. RB Leipzig on Saturday.
Ice cold finish by Jordan Pefok ❄️ pic.twitter.com/owm61qwF5x
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) August 20, 2022
In a match where Dortmund looked set to steal a result, on a day it was not at its best, Werder Bremen pulled off one of the most remarkable comebacks you will ever see to win 3-2.
Highlights @WerderBremen_en are fast becoming the comeback kings
With nine successive Serie A titles followed by two campaigns where Champions League qualification seemed a shallow silver lining, Juventus’ fall from grace has been clear to see in recent years. This summer has seen several big names depart Turin, and the Bianconeri will be hard-pressed to find adequate replacements in order to once again fight for the Scudetto.
Timo Werner has returned to RB Leipzig and only needed 36 minutes to find the back of the net. Leipzig tied FC Köln 2-2 on Saturday and it was Werner who scored the opening goal.
Werner completed his transfer back to Leipzig from Chelsea on Tuesday for around $30 million. Four days later he’s taking shots 30 yards away from goal.
It only took Timo Werner 36 minutes to score on his RB Leipzig return! ⚽ pic.twitter.com/PoSpkqiHJm