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In Italy, Weston McKennie continued to play a vital role in Juventus’ success, scoring off a laser of a shot in a UEFA Champions League win.
In England, Josh Sargent found the net yet again for Norwich City in the English Championship.
In The Netherlands, Paxten Aaronson tallied a goal for Utrecht that helped unseat PSV Eindhoven from the Dutch Eredivisie lead. Goalkeeper Matt Turner also kept things clean for Crystal Palace in the English F.A. Cup.
Cade Cowell, Taylor Booth, Auston Trusty and Alejandro Zendejas didn't score, but they made sure that their teammates did.
Read on for more of the leading highlights for U.S. Men's National Team members last week.
A STUNNER
If Weston McKennie hit the ball any harder, it could have gone through the net. His 18-yard drive from the top of the penalty area helped Juventus to a 2-1 home victory over PSV Eindhoven in the first leg of the knockout round of the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday, Feb. 18. McKennie's goal was scored off his right foot past goalkeeper Walter Benítez, giving the Italian Serie A side a 1-0 lead in the 34th minute. It was his third UCL goal this season and seventh overall. After Ivan Perišić equalized for PSV in the 56th minute, Juve substitute Samuel Mbangula recorded the game-winner in the 82nd.
The second leg is set for Eindhoven on Wednesday, Feb. 19.
A HEADY GOAL
After his three-game scoring streak was snapped in a 1-0 home defeat to Preston North End on Feb. 11, Sargent found the net again for Norwich City in a 1-1 draw at Hull City in the England Championship on Saturday, Feb. 15. The 24-year-old forward scored the equalizing goal as he headed home Kellen Fisher's right-wing feed from point-blank range past goalkeeper Angus in the 49th minute. Interestingly, a squirrel raced down the right flank as the goal materialized.
Sargent has tallied five goals in his last five appearances. Since joining the Canaries in 2022, no one has scored more goals (38) for a Championship side than he has.
Norwich City (11-11-11, 44 points) sits in 12th place, four points away from the promotion playoffs (sixth place).
ANOTHER HEADY GOAL
Paxten Aaronson also got into the act with a header in Utrecht's 2-2 draw at PSV Eindhoven on Saturday, Feb. 15. He timed his run into the area just right, slipping between two defenders, outjumping USMNT's Richy Ledezma to nod Oscar Fraulo's looping right-wing cross past goalkeeper Walter Benítez from seven yards to boost the visitors into a 2-1 edge in the 75th minute minute. It was Aaronson's sixth goal in the Dutch Eredivisie and seventh across all competitions. While third-place Utrecht (12-4-7, 43) could not hold the lead, the visitors made sure that PSV (16-3-4, 52) could not walk away with three home points as it fell into second place behind Ajax (17-2-3, 54).
FOUR HELPERS
Cade Cowell, Alejandro Zendejas, Auston Trusty and Taylor Booth registered assists for their respective teams.
In chronological order:
* Cowell set up Guadalajara's first goal by Fernando Beltran in the 22nd minute of its 3-0 home win over Cibao in the Concacaf Champions Cup on Wednesday, Feb. 12.
* Zendejas assisted on Álvaro Fidalgo's goal in Club America's 3-2 home defeat to Necaxa in Liga MX on Friday, Feb. 14. Fidalgo knotted the match at 2-2 in the 59th minute.
* Trusty, a defender, got an opportunity to contribute to Celtic's 3-0 home triumph over Dundee United in the Scottish Championship on Saturday, Feb. 15. Trusty passed to Jota on the left wing as the Portuguese winger ran toward the box before firing a shot into the bottom right corner for a 2-0 advantage in the 35th minute.
* Despite playing only 12 minutes off the bench, Booth made the most of his limited time in Twente's 2-0 home victory over RKC Waalwijk in the Eredivisie on Sunday, Feb. 16. After replacing Daan Rots in the 78th minute, Booth assisted on Sem Steijn's insurance goal five minutes later.
KEEPING IT CLEAN
In his third appearance of the season, goalkeeper Matt Turner backstopped Crystal Palace's 2-0 win at Doncaster Rovers in the Round of 32 of the English F.A. Cup on Monday, Feb. 10, making four saves. He denied Billy Sharp twice in the encounter. It was Turner's second consecutive shutout in the competition, helping Palace to a 1-0 victory over Stockport County on Jan. 12. He also was in the net for the 2-1 win over Aston Villa in the Carabao Cup on Oct. 24.
FULL RUNDOWN
-- Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United; English Championship) - Vs. Sunderland (Monday, 3 p.m. ET); 90 minutes in 4-0 win at Watford (Feb. 11)
-- Paxten Aaronson (Utrecht; Dutch Eredivisie) - 90 minutes, GOAL, in 2-2 draw at PSV (Feb. 15)
-- Tyler Adams (AFC Bournemouth; English Premier League) – 90 minutes in 3-1 win at Southampton (Feb. 15)
-- Folarin Balogun (Monaco; French Ligue 1) – Injured, DNP in 7-1 win vs. Nantes (Feb. 15)
-- Taylor Booth (Twente; Dutch Eredivisie) - 12 minutes as a substitute, ASSIST, in 2-0 win vs. RKC Waalwijk (Feb. 16); In 18, DNP in Bodø/Glimt in UEFA Europa League (Feb. 13)
-- Gianluca Busio (Venezia; Italian Serie A) – At Genoa (Monday, 2:45 p.m. ET)
-- Johnny Cardoso (Real Betis; Spain La Liga) - 16 minutes as a substitute in 3-0 win at Gent in UEFA Conference League (Feb. 13)
-- Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic; Scottish Premiership) - 90 minutes in 3-0 win vs. Dundee United (Feb. 15); 90 minutes in 2-1 loss vs. Bayern Munich in UCL (Feb. 12)
-- Cade Cowell (Guadalajara; Liga MX) – In 18, DNP in 2-1 loss at Toluca (Feb. 15); 70 minutes, ASSIST, in 3-0 win vs. Cibao in Concacaf Champions Cup (Feb. 12)
-- Sergiño Dest (PSV Eindhoven; Dutch Eredivisie) - Injured, DNP in 2-2 draw vs. Utrecht (Feb. 15); Injured, DNP in 2-1 loss at Juventus in UCL (Feb. 11)
-- Marlon Fossey (Standard Liege; Belgian Pro League) - 90 minutes in 2-1 loss vs. Genk (Feb. 14)
-- Ethan Horvath (Cardiff City; Championship) - In 18, DNP in 1-1 draw vs. Bristol City (Feb. 15); In 18, DNP in 2-1 loss at Portsmouth (Feb. 11)
-- Richy Ledezma (PSV Eindhoven; Dutch Eredivisie) - 90 minutes in 2-2 draw vs. Utrecht (Feb. 15); 90 minutes in 2-1 loss at Juventus in UCL (Feb. 11)
-- Kristoffer Lund (Palermo; Italy Serie B) - 60 minutes in 2-2 vs. Mantova (Feb. 16)
-- Lennard Maloney (Mainz; Bundesliga) - 11 minutes as a substitute in 2-0 win at Heidenheim (Feb. 16)
-- Weston McKennie (Juventus; Italy Serie A) - 90 minutes in 1-0 win vs. Inter Milan (Feb. 16); 68 minutes, GOAL, in 2-1 win vs. PSV Eindhoven in UCL (Feb. 11)
-- Mark McKenzie (Toulouse; French Ligue 1) - 20 minutes as a substitute in 1-0 loss vs. Paris Saint-Germain (Feb. 15)
-- Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough; Championship) - 90 minutes in 1-0 loss vs. Watford (Feb. 15); 89 minutes in 3-1 loss at Sheffield United (Feb. 12)
-- Yunus Musah (AC Milan; Italy Serie A) - 90 minutes in 1-0 win vs. Verona (Feb. 15); DNP, SUSPENSION, in 1-0 loss at Feyenoord in UCL (Feb. 12)
-- Erik Palmer-Brown (Panathinaikos; Greek Super League) - Injured, DNP in 2-1 win vs. Volos NFC (Feb. 16); 37 minutes in 2-1 loss at Víkingur Reykjavík in UEFA Conference League (Feb. 13)
-- Kevin Paredes (Wolfsburg; Bundesliga) - Injured, DNP in 2-1 win at Stuttgart (Feb. 15)
-- Jordan Pefok (Reims; France Ligue 1) - Injured, DNP in 1-0 loss vs. Angers (Feb. 16)
-- Ricardo Pepi (PSV Eindhoven; Dutch Eredivisie) - Injured, DNP in 2-2 draw vs. Utrecht (Feb. 15); Injured, DNP in 2-1 loss at Juventus in UCL (Feb. 11)
-- Christian Pulisic (AC Milan; Italy Serie A) - 22 minutes as a substitute in 1-0 win vs. Verona (Feb. 15); 60 minutes in 1-0 loss at Feyenoord in UCL (Feb. 12)
-- Gio Reyna (Borussia Dortmund; Bundesliga) - 10 minutes as a substitute in 2-0 loss at Bochum (Feb. 15); In 18, DNP in 3-0 win at Sporting Lisbon in UCL (Feb. 11)
-- Bryan Reynolds (Westerlo; Belgian Pro League) - Not in 18, DNP in 1-1 draw at Cercle Brugge (Feb. 16)
-- Chris Richards (Crystal Palace; English Premier League) - 90 minutes in 2-1 loss vs. Everton (Feb. 15); 90 minutes in 2-0 win at Doncaster Rovers in FA Cup (Feb. 10)
-- Antonee Robinson (Fulham; English Premier League) - 90 minutes in 2-1 win vs. Nottingham Forest (Feb. 15)
-- James Sands (St. Pauli; Bundesliga) - 90 minutes in 1-0 loss vs. Freiburg (Feb. 15)
-- Josh Sargent (Norwich City; English Championship) - 82 minutes, GOAL, in 1-1 draw at Hull City (Feb. 15); 60 minutes in 1-0 loss vs. Preston North End (Feb. 11)
-- Joe Scally (Borussia Mönchengladbach; Bundesliga) - 74 minutes in 2-1 win at Union Berlin (Feb. 15)
-- Gaga Slonina (Chelsea U-21; English Premier League 2) - Not in 18, DNP in 3-0 win at Liverpool (Feb. 16)
-- Tanner Tessmann (Lyon; French Ligue 1) – 90 minutes in 4-1 win at Montpellier (Feb. 16)
-- Malik Tillman (PSV Eindhoven; Dutch Eredivisie) - Injured, DNP in 2-2 draw vs. Utrecht (Feb. 15); Injured, DNP in 2-1 loss at Juventus in UCL (Feb. 11)
-- John Tolkin (Holstein Kiel; Bundesliga) - Injured, DNP in 3-1 loss at Eintracht Frankfurt (Feb. 16)
-- Auston Trusty (Celtic; Scottish Premiership) - 90 minutes, ASSIST, in 3-0 win vs. Dundee United (Feb. 15); 90 minutes in 2-1 loss vs. Bayern Munich in UCL (Feb. 12)
-- Matt Turner (Crystal Palace; English Premier League) - In 18, DNP in 2-1 loss vs. Everton (Feb. 15); 90 minutes, SHUTOUT, in 2-0 win at Doncaster Rovers in FA Cup (Feb. 10)
-- Tim Weah (Juventus; Italy Serie A) - 90 minutes in 1-0 win vs. Inter Milan (Feb. 16); 90 minutes in 2-1 win vs. PSV Eindhoven in UCL (Feb. 11)
-- Caleb Wiley (Watford; English Championship) - Injured, DNP in 1-0 win at Middlesbrough (Feb. 15); Injured, DNP in 4-0 loss vs. Leeds United (Feb. 11)
-- Haji Wright (Coventry City; Championship) - Injured, DNP in 2-1 win at Sheffield Wednesday (Feb. 15); Injured, DNP in 1-0 win vs. Queens Park Rangers (Feb. 11)
-- Alejandro Zendejas (Club America; Liga MX) - 86 minutes, ASSIST, in 3-2 loss vs. Necaxa (Feb. 14)
