USMNT Weekend Viewing Guide: Winning Duels

Augsburg’s Noahkai Banks and Köln’s Kristoffer Lund open the Bundesliga slate Saturday at 2:30 p.m. ET on ESPN Select with both clubs desperate for points. Banks, fresh off a second straight victory, has helped lift Augsburg to 10th, while Lund’s Köln have gone winless in three and sit only four points above the relegation playoff line.

Tyler Adams is expected to build on last week’s 66-minute return as Bournemouth host Sunderland at 7:30 a.m. on USA Network. The Cherries have not lost in seven league matches and are two points clear of 12th-place Sunderland.

James Sands and relegation-threatened St. Pauli travel to third-place Hoffenheim at 9:30 a.m. on ESPN Select after coming off the bench to help sink Werder Bremen last weekend. St. Pauli remain in the playoff drop zone, level on points with Wolfsburg.

Malik Tillman’s status is uncertain after the midfielder missed Leverkusen’s mid-week Champions League win over Olympiacos with an ankle issue. He had started and played 81 minutes in the weekend loss to Union Berlin.

Joe Scally went the full 90 last Saturday as Borussia Mönchengladbach extended their winless run to seven, leaving them only two points above the relegation playoff spot. Gio Reyna, sidelined for the last five matches, has resumed training.

Haji Wright’s hot streak headlines the Championship action on Paramount+ at 10 a.m. The forward scored again Wednesday, his eighth goal in six games, as Coventry top the table by five points and carry a three-match winning streak into their meeting with Stoke City.

Christian Pulisic made his first start in more than a month but could not prevent Milan from falling to Parma. Milan now travel to face Cremonese at 6:30 a.m. Sunday, knowing anything less than three points could end their faint Scudetto hopes.

Weston McKennie delivered another clutch performance, heading Juventus level late against Galatasaray, though the Bianconeri ultimately bowed out of Europe. The midfielder has four Champions League goals this season and 11 total goal contributions across all competitions.

In Ligue 1’s top-four scrap, Tim Weah’s Marseille meet Tanner Tessmann’s Lyon at 2:45 p.m. on beIN Sports. Lyon hold a five-point cushion in third, while Marseille are winless in four league matches.

Other Americans in action include Sergiño Dest and Ricardo Pepi, who both went the distance as PSV beat Heerenveen 3-1, Pepi marking his return from a broken arm with a goal. Folarin Balogun scored for the second straight game across all competitions as Monaco edged Lens 3-2, while Johnny Cardoso started and scored in Atletico Madrid’s 4-1 mid-week Champions League win.

Chris Richards logged back-to-back 90-minute performances for Crystal Palace, who host Manchester United at 9 a.m. on Peacock, and Antonee Robinson is expected to be available after missing Fulham’s last match with a minor calf complaint ahead of their Sunday clash with Tottenham.