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Midweek
action is here. All kickoff times are in EST. All MLS games are available on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV, as well as any other networks listed. Let’s get into it!
Monday
No notable USA players in action.
Tuesday
- Bournemouth vs Man City, 2:30p on USA, UNIVERSO, Telemundo Deportes, TeleXitos: Tyler Adams and Bournemouth host Manchester City in the Premier League.
- Westerlo vs Standard Liège, 2:30p: Two American right-backs meet in Belgium, as Marlon Fossey and Standard visit Bryan Reynolds and KVC Westerlo.
- Orlando City vs Atlanta United, 7:30p on Paramount+, CBS Sports Golazo: Duncan McGuire and the Lions host the Five Stripes in the US Open Cup quarterfinals.
- St. Louis City vs Houston Dynamo, 8p on Paramount+, CBS Sports Golazo, Fubo (free trial): Jack McGlynn and Houston visit St. Louis in the US Open Cup quarterfinals.
Wednesday
- Columbus Crew vs NYCFC, 7:30p on Paramount+, CBS Sports Golazo: Matt Freese and the Pigeons visit Max Arfsten, Patrick Schulte, and the Crew in the US Open Cup quarterfinals.
- Colorado Rapids vs San Jose Earthquakes, 10p on Paramount+, CBS Sports Network, Fubo: Paxten Aaronson and the Rapids host the Quakes in the US Open Cup quarterfinals. Niko Tsakiris and Zack Steffen are both likely to miss out through injury.
Thursday
- Wolfsburg vs Paderborn, 9a on ESPN Select, Fubo: Kevin Paredes and Santiago Castañeda face off in the first leg of the series that will decide which of their clubs will be in the Bundesliga next season. Paredes’s Wolfsburg finished 16th in the Bundesliga, good enough to avoid automatic relegation, but forcing them to defend their position. Castañeda’s Paderborn were third in the 2. Bundesliga, not achieving promotion — unless they overcome Die Wölfe in this two-leg series.
- Racing Club vs Caracas, 8p on beIN Sports Connect, Fubo: Matko Miljevic and Racing Club need a strong result to keep their hopes of advancing to the knockout stages of Copa Sudamericana. They drew Caracas 1-1 in the reverse fixture. Caracas are unbeaten in the group (2 wins, 2 draws, and 8 points to Racing’s 4).
Friday
- Hajduk Split vs Vukovar 91, 12:15p: Rokas Pukštas and Split host Vukovar 91 in the HNL (Croatia’s top division).
- Fiorentina vs Atalanta, 2:45 on Paramount+: Yunus Musah and Atalanta pay a visit to Fiorentina in Serie A.
- Mexico vs Ghana, 10p on FOX Deportes, TUDN, Univision, Fubo, ViX: Mexico (Elo #20) have a friendly against Ghana (#82). Ghana might be a stronger side if they’d been able to land dual-nationals like Nico Williams (Spain), Jérémy Doku (Belgium), Kobbie Mainoo (England), or Jeremie Frimpong (Netherlands).
That’s it! Did I miss anything that matters? Let me know in the comments below. Let’s see who stands out this week!
