By OkayGoal 
AS Monaco’s quest to return to the UEFA Champions League next season took a major boost on Saturday.
Folarin Balogun scored his 19th goal of the season in all competitions, helping kickstart a 2-1 comeback victory over Metz. The U.S. men’s national team forward has now scored four goals in his last five appearances and 12 goals in 2026, continuing to be a major player in Sebastian Pocagnoli’s squad.
After Metz grabbed a 1-0 lead right after halftime, Balogun responded with a confident finish in the 61st minute. Balogun received an upfield pass from Maghnes Akilouche before drilling a right-footed shot into the far corner of the net.
Monaco would complete the comeback in second-half stoppage time as Ansu Fati’s winner gave the visitors a crucial three points. Balogun played the full 90 minutes while Monaco jumped into sixth place and four points back of the final automatic spot for next season’s Champions League competition.
Up next for Balogun and Monaco is a home date with Lille on May 10.
In England, Antonee Robinson started in Fulham’s road loss to Arsenal. Aidan Morris and Middlesbrough drew at Wrexham, officially clinching their promotion playoff spot. Sam Coffey and Manchester City moved one step closer to lifting the WSL title.
In Italy, Christian Pulisic came off the bench in AC Milan’s loss to Sassuolo. Weston McKennie and Juventus were left frustrated after a draw against relegation-threatened Hellas Verona. Gianluca Busio helped Venezia earn automatic promotion back to Serie A.
In Spain, Alex Freeman retained his starting spot in Villarreal’s home win over Levante.
In Germany, Kristoffer Lund assisted once in FC Koln’s draw with Union Berlin. Mael Corboz went the distance in Arminia Bielefeld’s against Bochum.
Elsewhere, Ricardo Pepi started and scored in PSV’s draw with Ajax. Sergino Dest made his long-awaited return to PSV. Auston Trusty and Celtic stayed alive in the Scottish Premiership title race. Donovan Pines went the distance in Grazer AK’s league win over WSG Tirol. Bryan Reynolds assisted once in Westerlo’s home draw with OH Leuven. Rokas Pukstas scored his ninth goal of the season for Hajduk Split.
Here is a closer look at this weekend’s Americans Abroad:
Europe
UEFA Women’s Champions League
Lindsey Heaps started and played 77 minutes in Lyon’s 3-1 second leg win over Arsenal on Saturday. Lyon advanced 4-3 on aggregate.
Lily Yohannes started and played 62 minutes for Lyon.
Korbin Shrader came off the bench and played 28 minutes for Lyon.
Emily Fox started and played 90 minutes for Arsenal.
England
Premier League
Antonee Robinson started and played 90 minutes in Fulham’s 3-0 loss to Arsenal on Saturday.
Tyler Adams started and played 69 minutes in AFC Bournemouth’s 3-0 win over Crystal Palace on Sunday.
Chris Richards came off the bench and played 14 minutes for Crystal Palace.
Brenden Aaronson came off the bench and played 18 minutes in Leeds United’s 3-1 win over Burnley on Friday.
EFL Championship
George Campbell started and played 90 minutes in West Bromwich Albion’s 2-1 loss to Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday.
Daryl Dike came off the bench and played 45 minutes for West Brom.
Aidan Morris started and played 90 minutes in Middlesbrough’s 2-2 draw with Wrexham on Saturday.
Charlie Kelman came off the bench and played 12 minutes in Charlton Athletic’s 3-1 loss to Swansea City on Saturday.
Haji Wright came off the bench and played 11 minutes in Coventry City’s 4-0 win over Watford on Saturday.
Patrick Agyemang is OUT FOR SEASON (Achilles Injury) for Derby County.
League One
Lynden Gooch did not dress in Huddersfield Town’s 4-0 win over AFC Wimbledon on Saturday.
League Two
Jonathan Tomkinson started and played 90 minutes in Cheltenham Town’s 4-1 loss to Colchester United on Saturday.
WSL
Sam Coffey started and played 90 minutes in Manchester City’s 1-0 win over Liverpool on Sunday.
Alyssa Thompson came off the bench and played 28 minutes in Chelsea’s 3-1 win over Leicester City on Sunday.
Naomi Girma did not dress for Chelsea.
Phallon Tullis-Joyce started, made ZERO SAVES, and played 90 minutes in Manchester United’s 1-1 draw with Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday.
Spain
La Liga
Alex Freeman started and played 90 minutes in Villarreal’s 5-1 win over Levante on Saturday.
Johnny Cardoso dressed but did not play in Atletico Madrid’s 2-0 win over Valencia on Saturday.
Pellegrino Matarazzo‘s Real Sociedad visit Sevilla on Monday.
Segunda Liga
Konrad De La Fuente started, scored ONE GOAL, and played 63 minutes in AD Ceuta’s 2-1 win over Sporting Gijon on Sunday.
Germany
Bundesliga
Kristoffer Lund started, registered ONE ASSIST, and played 80 minutes in FC Koln’s 2-2 draw with Union Berlin on Saturday.
Joe Scally started and played 90 minutes in Borussia Moenchengladbach’s 1-0 win over Borussia Dortmund on Sunday.
Gio Reyna came off the bench and played 20 minutes for Borussia Moenchengladbach.
Mathis Albert dressed but did not play for Borussia Dortmund.
Damion Downs came off the bench and played 22 minutes in Hamburg’s 2-1 win over Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday.
Timmy Chandler did not dress for Eintracht Frankfurt.
Lennard Maloney came off the bench and played six minutes in Mainz’s 2-1 win over St. Pauli on Sunday.
Malik Tillman came off the bench and played five minutes in Bayer Leverkusen’s 4-1 win over RB Leipzig on Saturday.
Cole Campbell dressed but did not play in Hoffenheim’s 3-3 draw with Stuttgart on Saturday.
Kevin Paredes dressed but did not play in Wolfsburg’s 1-1 draw with Freiburg on Sunday.
Noahkai Banks dressed but did not play in Augsburg’s 3-1 win over Werder Bremen on Saturday.
James Sands is OUT FOR SEASON for St. Pauli.
2. Bundesliga
Johan Gomez started and played 90 minutes in Eintracht Braunschweig’s 2-0 loss to Holstein Kiel on Saturday.
Mael Corboz started and played 90 minutes in Arminia Bielefeld’s 1-1 draw with Bochum on Saturday.
Maxi Dietz, Julian Green dressed but did not play in Greuther Furth’s 1-1 draw with Nuremberg on Sunday.
John Brooks did not dress in Hertha Berlin’s 1-0 loss to Magdeburg on Sunday.
John Tolkin is OUT (Injury) for Holstein Kiel.
3. Liga
Terrence Boyd started and played 70 minutes in Waldhof Mannheim’s 2-0 loss to Saarbrucken on Saturday.
Mason Toye did not dress in Ingolstadt’s 5-3 loss to Erzgebirge Are on Sunday.
Italy
Serie A
Weston McKennie started and played 90 minutes in Juventus’ 1-1 draw with Hellas Verona on Sunday.
Christian Pulisic came off the bench and played 31 minutes in AC Milan’s 2-0 loss to Sassuolo on Sunday.
Yunus Musah came off the bench and played five minutes in Atalanta’s 0-0 draw with Genoa on Saturday.
Ben Cremaschi is OUT FOR SEASON (Meniscus Injury) for Parma.
Serie B
Gianluca Busio started and played 90 minutes in Venezia’s 2-2 draw with Spezia on Friday.
Andrija Novakovich came off the bench and played 32 minutes in Reggiana’s 2-1 loss to Modena on Friday.
Jonathan Klinsmann is OUT FOR SEASON (Neck Injury) for Cesena.
France
Ligue 1
Folarin Balogun started, scored ONE GOAL, and played 90 minutes in Monaco’s 2-1 win over Metz on Saturday.
Mark McKenzie started and played 90 minutes in Toulouse’s 2-1 win over Strasbourg on Sunday.
Tim Weah did not dress (Suspension) in Marseille’s 3-0 loss to Nantes on Saturday.
Tanner Tessmann did not dress in Lyon’s 4-2 win over Rennes on Sunday.
Netherlands
Eredivisie
Ricardo Pepi started, scored ONE GOAL, and played 72 minutes in PSV’s 2-2 draw with Ajax on Saturday.
Sergino Dest came off the bench and played 30 minutes for PSV.
Taylor Booth dressed but did not play in FC Twente’s 2-2 draw with AZ Alkmaar on Sunday.
Scotland
Premiership
Auston Trusty started and played 90 minutes in Celtic’s 2-1 win over Hibernian on Sunday.
Cameron Carter-Vickers is OUT (Achilles injury).
Portugal
Liga Portugal
Jordan Pefok dressed but did not play in Tondela’s 1-0 win over Casa Pia on Sunday.
Belgium
First Division A
Bryan Reynolds started, registered ONE ASSIST, and played 90 minutes in Westerlo’s 3-3 draw with OH Leuven on Saturday.
Marlon Fossey started and played 55 minutes in Standard Liege’s 5-0 win over Royal Antwerp on Sunday.
Greece
Super League
Erik Palmer-Brown started and played 90 minutes in Panathinaikos’ 0-0 draw with AEK Athens on Sunday.
Denmark
Superliagen
Matthew Hoppe started and played 68 minutes in Sonderjyske’s 2-1 loss to AGF Aarhus on Sunday.
Gavin Beavers dressed but did not play in Brondby’s 1-1 draw with Nordsjaelland on Friday.
Jonathan Amon came off the bench and played 14 minutes in Vejle’s 1-0 loss to Randers on Sunday.
1. Division
Neil Pierre started and played 90 minutes in Lyngby’s 1-1 draw with Hillerod on Sunday.
Austria
Cup Final
Sam Adineran started, scored TWO GOALS, and played 120 minutes in LASK’s 4-2 extra time win over Rheindorf Altach on Friday.
George Bello started, scored ONE GOAL, and played 120 minutes for LASK.
Bundesliga
Donovan Pines started and played 90 minutes in Grazer AK’s 4-0 win over WSG Tirol on Saturday.
Croatia
HNL
Rokas Pukstas started, scored ONE GOAL, and played 82 minutes in Hajduk Split’s 3-1 win over NK Varazdin on Sunday.
Mexico
Liga MX Playoffs
Alex Zendejas started, scored ONE PENALTY KICK GOAL, and played 90 minutes in Club America’s 3-3 first leg draw with Pumas UNAM on Sunday.