USMNT Rewind: Brenden Aaronson shows off skills in first outing with Red Bull Salzburg

In his first performance with Red Bull Salzburg, Brenden Aaronson scored in a 6-0 friendly win against second-division side Vorwaerts Steyr. The former Philadelphia Union standout took a feed from the left before striking from the midfield of the penalty area in the 52nd minute. Salzburg resumes Austrian Bundesliga play at Rheindorf Altach on Jan. 24.

 

Nice start for Brenden Aaronson in 🇦🇹!

Playing his first match for @RedBullSalzburg, the #USMNT midfielder found the back of the net in today's friendly vs. Vorwärts Steyr. 👀

The Austrian Bundesliga returns to action next week. pic.twitter.com/pX2VJ3vLkB

— U.S. Soccer MNT (@USMNT) January 16, 2021

  

In England, the agony of Antonee Robinson and his Fulham teammates experienced turned into ecstasy for Christian Pulisic and his Chelsea mates on Saturday.

 

The Blue took advantage of Robinson's red card late in the first half and went on to register a 1-0 win at Craven Cottage in the English Premier League.

 

Robinson was banished from the match in the 44th minute after his hard tackle on César Azpilicueta.

 

Up until then, Robinson was playing very well, particularly on the attack as he overlapped several times on the left flank while trying to set up teammates. Robinson will miss Fulham's EPL match against Manchester United on Wednesday.

 

Despite playing with 10 men the rest of the way, Fulham held strong until Mason Mount tallied in the 78th minute.

 

Pulisic did not figure in the scoring, but two of his passes gave teammates solid scoring chances in stoppage time, with Azpilicueta and Timo Werner unable to convert their chances.

 

In other action this weekend:

 

* Sergiño Dest's hopes of winning his first club medal fell short in the Spanish Super Cup final as Barcelona fell to Athletic Bilbao in extratime, 3-2. Dest was replaced at halftime by Oscar Mingueza.

 

* Matthew Hoppe, who became the first American to register a Bundesliga hat-trick last week, found the net in the 29th minute for Schalke in its 3-1 loss to Eintracht Frankfurt. The 19-year-old striker latched onto a Benjamin Stambouli feed, penetrated deep into the right side of the penalty area before nutmegging goalkeeper Kevin Trapp only a minute after the hosts scored the first goal.

 

Another game, another goal.

Young American Matthew Hoppe is on a tear! pic.twitter.com/AOinuBFgi5

— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) January 17, 2021

 

* After missing a mid-week match due to injury, Weston McKennie returned to action off the bench in Juventus' 2-0 loss at Inter Milan in Italy's Serie A. McKennie, who replaced Adrien Rabiot as part of a triple substitution in the 58th minute, came on with Juve facing a two-goal disadvantage. He played well but could not spark his teammates enough to stage a comeback.

 

* Alfredo Morales set up the first goal of Fortuna Düsseldorf's 3-0 win at Erzgebirge Aue in the German Second Bundesliga. He assisted on Dawid Kownacki's 24th-minute score.

 

* Midfielder Gio Reyna sat out Borussia Dortmund's 1-1 home draw with Mainz 05 in the Bundesliga.

  

 

A full rundown of this weekend’s ation:

 

• Tyler Adams (RB Leipzig; German Bundesliga) – In 18, DNP in 2-2 draw at Wolfsburg (Jan. 16)

• Tyler Boyd (Besiktas, Turkish Super Lig) -- Not in 18, DNP in 2-0 win vs. Galatasaray (Jan. 17); Not in 18, DNP in 1-0 win vs. Rizespor (Jan. 13)

• John Brooks (Wolfsburg; German Bundesliga) – 90 minutes in 2-2 draw vs. RB Leipzig (Jan. 16)

• Reggie Cannon (Boavista; Portuguese Primeira) – 61 minutes in 3-1 loss at Tondela (Jan. 16)

• Johnny Cardoso (Internacional; Brazilian Serie A) – 3 minutes as a substitute in 4-2 win vs. Fortaleza (Jan. 17)

• Cameron Carter-Vickers (Bournemouth; English Championship) – 90 minutes in 1-0 loss vs. Luton Town (Jan. 16); In 18, DNP in 1-0 win vs. Millwall (Jan. 12)

• Konrad de la Fuente (Barcelona; Spain La Liga/Segunda B) - Not in 18, DNP in 3-2 loss vs. Athletic Bilbao in Spanish Super Cup final (Jan. 17); Not in 18, DNP in 1-1 draw vs. Real Sociedad (Barcelona won in PKs, 3-2) in Spanish Super Cup semifinal (Jan. 13)

• Sergiño Dest (Barcelona; Spain La Liga) – 45 minutes in 3-2 loss vs. Athletic Bilbao in Spanish Super Cup final (Jan. 17); In 18, DNP in 1-1 draw vs. Real Sociedad (Barcelona won in PKs, 3-2) in Spanish Super Cup semifinal (Jan. 13)

• Nicholas Gioacchini (Caen; French Ligue 2) – 30 minutes as a substitute in 1-0 loss at Ajaccio (Jan. 16); 47 minutes as a substitute in 2-2 draw vs. Toulouse (Jan. 11)

• Julian Green (Greuther Fürth; German Second Bundesliga) – 82 minutes in 1-1 draw vs. Paderborn (Jan. 15)

• Ethan Horvath (Club Brugge; Belgian Pro League) - In 18, DNP in 3-0 win at Beerschot (Jan. 17)

• Matthew Hoppe (Schalke; German Bundesliga) - 87 minutes and GOAL in 3-1 loss at Eintracht Frankfurt (Jan. 17)

• Duane Holmes (Derby County; English Championship) – Not in 18 in 1-0 loss vs. Rotherham United (Jan. 16)

• Ulysses Llanez (Heerenveen; Dutch Eredivisie) – DNP in 1-1 draw at VVV (Jan. 17); DNP in 1-1 draw vs. RKC Waalwijk (Jan. 14) 

• Weston McKennie (Juventus; Italian Serie A) – 32 minutes as a substitute in 2-0 loss at Inter Milan (Jan. 17); Injured, DNP in 3-2 win vs. Genoa in Coppa Italia (Jan. 13)

• Mark McKenzie (Genk, Belgian First Division A) -- In 18, DNP in 2-0 loss at Excel Mouscron (Jan. 16)

• Matt Miazga (RSC Anderlecht; Belgian First Division A) - 90 minutes in a 2-0 loss at Eupen (Jan. 15)

• Alfredo Morales (Fortuna Düsseldorf; German Second Bundesliga) – 90 minutes and ASSIST in 3-0 win at Erzgebirge Aue (Jan. 16)

• Yunus Musah (Valencia; Spain La Liga) - 77 minutes in 2-0 win at Alcoron in Copa del Rey (Jan. 17)

• Owen Otasowie (Wolverhampton Wanderers; English Premier League) - Not in 18, DNP in 3-2 loss vs. West Bromwich Albion (Jan. 16); Not in 18, DNP in 2-1 loss vs. Everton (Jan. 12)

• Christian Pulisic (Chelsea; English Premier League) – 90 minutes in 1-0 win at Fulham (Jan. 16)

• Tim Ream (Fulham; English Premier League) – In 18, DNP in 1-0 loss vs. Chelsea (Jan. 16); In 18, DNP in 1-1 draw at Tottenham (Jan. 13)

• Gio Reyna (Borussia Dortmund; German Bundesliga) – Illness, DNP in 1-1 draw vs. Mainz 05 (Jan. 16)

• Chris Richards (Bayern Munich; German Bundesliga/German 3.Liga) – 90 minutes in 4-0 win at Hallescher FC (Jan. 16); 90 minutes in 2-0 win vs. Meppen (Jan. 12) Not in 18, DNP in 2-1 win vs. Freiburg (Jan. 17); Not in 18, DNP in 2-2 draw at Holstein Kiel (lost in PKs, 6-5) in DFB Pokal (Jan. 13)

• Antonee Robinson (Fulham; English Premier League) – 44 minutes and RED CARD in 1-0 loss vs. Chelsea (Jan. 16); 90 minutes in 1-1 draw at Tottenham (Jan. 13)

• Josh Sargent (Werder Bremen; German Bundesliga) – 89 minutes in 2-0 vs. Augsburg (Jan. 16)

• Sebastian Soto (Telstar, Dutch Eerste Divisie) – In 18, DNP in 4-1 win at TOP Oss (Jan. 17)

• Zack Steffen (Manchester City; English Premier League) – In 18, DNP in 4-0 win vs. Crystal Palace (Jan. 17)

• Tim Weah (Lille; French Ligue 1) – 9 minutes as a substitute in 2-0 win vs. Reims (Jan. 17)

• DeAndre Yedlin (Newcastle United; English Premier League) - 84 minutes in 1-0 win at Sheffield United (Jan. 12); Vs. Arsenal (Monday, Jan. 18, at 3 p.m. ET)