Josh Sargent He limped off with an ankle injury in the 84th minute of the scoreless tie between Norwich City and Leeds United in the first leg of the EPL promotion play-off semi-final. The 24-year-old is Norwich City's top scorer with 16 goals despite missing 20 of the first 46 regular season games following ankle surgery.
Leeds will host the return game on Thursday. The winner will face the winner of the West Brom-Southampton series, which also ended in a goalless first leg tie, in the final at Wembley on May 26.
Norwich coach David Wagner said this in his post-game press conference, before speaking to Sargent and the medical staff. “He seems to have some issues with his ankle again. But he's a tough guy. And obviously it's a big game. I hope he'll be fine and I'm sure he'll be fine.” I think that it is all right.”
Christian Pulisic scores two goals in his first Serie A match
AC Milan beat Cagliari 5-1 with Christian Pulisic scoring twice, ending a six-game winless streak that included losing to Roma in the Europa League semi-finals. This goal increased the number of points scored in Serie A to 12 with two games remaining. Pulisic, who scored three goals in European competition, also provided seven assists in Serie A in his first season with Milan.
Going to Champions League: AC Milan are expected to finish second behind Inter Milan, while Juventus are also in the top five despite a 1-1 home draw with relegated Salernitana thanks to Atlanta's 2-1 win. They finished the season and secured a spot in next season's UEFA Champions League. Over Rome. weston mckennie He played the first 45 minutes against Salernitana. Juve's next match after a fifth consecutive draw in Serie A is Wednesday's Italian Cup final against Atalanta.
Folarin Balogun He came on as a substitute in the 44th minute in Monaco's 2-0 win over Montpellier, helping the American centre-forward's side win Ligue 1 runners-up and qualify for the UCL.
- Malik Tillman ends his relationship with Bayern. Dutch champions PSV have added to their permanent squad the 21-year-old German-raised American midfielder, who scored nine goals and provided nine assists while on loan from Bayern Munich. Tillman spent the 2022-23 season on loan at Rangers in Scotland before signing a contract extension with Bayern until 2026. He signed a four-year contract with PSV.
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adams comeback: Tyler Adams came off the bench in the 81st minute of the 2-1 defeat to Brentford after missing Bournemouth's last six games due to a back problem. All three goals came after his appearance.
Reina watch: Nottingham Forest, who were in danger of being relegated, lost 3-2 to Chelsea without a goal. Gio Reyna It fits well. The 21-year-old, who remained on the bench in Forest's last game, has played 230 minutes (two starts) in the EPL since joining on loan from Borussia Dortmund in late January, and Dortmund will face Paris on Wednesday. They won the league by defeating Saint-Germain. Champions League final, against Real Madrid. Reyna came on the bench for BVB in their final UCL group game in December, a 1-1 draw with PSG.
USMNT external back update. 1-1 draw with Eintracht Frankfurt Joe Scully It was Borussia Mönchengladbach's second consecutive assist.Scully is considered the likely candidate to replace the injured outside back. Sergino Dest at the summer Copa America.
Top 5: 2023-24 Scorers (American Men in Europe)
1. Haji Wright (Coventry City, England D2), 19 goals
2. Josh Sargent (Norwich City, England D2) 16 goals
3. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan, Italy), 15 goals (+2)
4. Malik Tillman (PSV, Netherlands) 9 goals
4. Ricardo Pepi (PSV, Netherlands) 9 goals
Note: Goals in all competitions for teams in the top two tiers of the 2023-24 Fall/Spring League.
Other weekend scorers:
dante polvara (Aberdeen, Scotland) 3 goals (+1)
Damion Downs (FC Köln, Germany), 2 goals (+1)
American trio Vazquez, Cowell and Zendejas advance to Liga MX playoffs
Guadalajara (Cade Cowell), Monterrey (Brandon Vasquez) and Club America (alex zendejas) reached the semi-finals of the Torneo Clausura Riguilla. Cowell and Zendejas will face Vazquez's Monterrey and Cruz Azul.
Club America Pachuca (2-2 total, USA advanced in the high-seed tiebreaker). Zendejas (164 minutes) helped set up both goals. 75
Guadalajara – Toluca (1-0, total). Cowell (33') helped score the first leg goal.
Monterrey – Tigres (3-2, aggregate). Vasquez (110 minutes)