USMNT midweek viewing guide: Warming up the engines

Midweek USMNT action is here. Let’s get into it!

Monday

• Middlesbrough vs Sunderland, 3p on Paramount+, CBS Sports Golazo: Aidan Morris and Sunderland visit Boro in the Championship.

Tuesday

• Heracles vs Utrecht, 2p: Paxten Aaronson and Utrecht visit Luca de la Torre’s old club in this KNVB Cup quarterfinal.

Also in action:

• Grasshopper vs Lausanne, 2:30p: Over in Switzerland, this one’s for the true USMNT sickos. 19-year-old Bayern Munich center-back Grayson Dettoni recently joined Grasshopper on loan. They host Konrad de la Fuente and Lausanne. Konrad is injured, expected back in a few weeks.
• VfB Stuttgart vs Augsburg, 2:45p on ESPN+ (free trial): Anrie Chase and Stuttgart host Augsburg in this DFB Pokal quarterfinal.
• Burnley vs Oxford United, 2:45p on Paramount+: Luca Koleosho and Burnley host Oxford in Championship action.

Wednesday

• AC Milan vs Roma, 3p on Paramount+: Christian Pulisic, Yunus Musah, and Milan host AS Roma in a Coppa Italia quarterfinal. Can they make it to the last four?

Also in action:

• Norrköping vs Settle Sounders, 7a: Jesús Ferreira, Jackson Ragen, Josh Atencio, and the Sounders have a preseason friendly.
• Olympiacos vs Panathinaikos, 9a: Erik Palmer-Brown and Panathinaikos have a second leg return fixture against Olympiacos, tied 1-1 in a Greek cup quarterfinal.
• PSV vs Feyenoord, 12:45p on GolTV USA, GolTV Español, FuboTV (free trial), Fanatiz: The American takeover at PSV is on a brief pause, with Sergiño Dest, Malik Tillman, and Ricardo Pepi all injured. Even with them sidelined, there’s still Richy Ledezma and lost dual-national Esmir Bajraktarević to keep an eye on in this KNVB Cup quarterfinal.
• Strasbourg vs Angers, 2:45p on FS2, FOX Deportes, FuboTV, Sling TV: Caleb Wiley dislocated his shoulder in November, and is expected to be out until late February. His club Strasbourg are at home in this Coupe de France round of 16 match.
• Toulouse vs Guingamp, 2:45p: Mark McKenzie scored an 85th-minute equalizer for Toulouse on Sunday (the goalkeeper dropped a free kick and McKenzie tapped it in). They host Guingamp in another Coupe de France round of 16 showdown.
• Leverkusen vs Köln, 2:45p on ESPN2, ESPN+, FuboTV, Sling TV: Damion Downs scored and assisted in Köln’s 2-1 win over Braunschweig on Saturday. They visit heavyweight Leverkusen in this DFB Pokal quarterfinal.
• Coventry vs Leeds, 2:45p on Paramount+: Brenden Aaronson and Leeds visit Coventry City in the Championship. Haji Wright is out injured for Coventry, expected back mid-February,
• Celtic vs Dundee, 2:45p: Cameron Carter-Vickers, Auston Trusty, and Celtic host Dundee FC in the Scottish Premiership.
• Jamaica vs Trinidad & Tobago, 7:30p: The Reggae Boyz host T&T in a friendly.

Thursday

• Cibao vs Chivas, 8p on FS2, FuboTV, Sling TV, Tubi: Cade Cowell and Chivas visit Cibao to kick off Concacaf Champions Cup for American players.

Friday

• Como vs Juventus, 2:45p on Paramount+: Weston McKennie, Tim Weah, and Juve visit Como in Serie A. Niko Gioacchini has left Como for Asteras Tripolis in Greece, for those who were wondering.

Also in action:

• Greuther Fürth vs Regensburg, 12:30p: Julian Green and Fürth host Jahn Regensburg in the 2. Bundesliga. Fellow American at Fürth, Maxi Dietz, has missed time recently due to illness.
• PSG vs Monaco, 3:05p on beIN Sports USA, beIN Sports en Español, FuboTV, Sling TV, Fanatiz: Folarin Balogun is not expected back from his shoulder injury until mid-February.
• Huracán vs Tigre, 5:15p on Fanatiz: Matko Miljevic and Huracán host Tigre in Argentina’s Liga Profesional.
• Puebla vs América, 10p: Alex Zendejas and América visit Puebla in Liga MX.

That’s it! Did I miss anything that matters? Let me know in the comments below. Let’s see who stands out this week!