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Americans abroad show promise midweek but face the weekend grind across Europe

The Americans in Germany had a big week, but the weekend brings another set of challenges across the board.

If you're a fan of U.S. soccer, it's always worth having your eyes on the Bundesliga, or at least on German soccer.

Last weekend was a rough one, but the midweek cup action and some surprising transfer news made the last five days very entertaining.

Let's start with a little recap of the DFB-Pokal. Bobby Wood scored in a 2-0 win for Hamburg over Koln. Hertha Berlin defender John Brooks played an absolutely fantastic game game against Christian Pulisic and Dortmund, but an assist from the young winger helped level the match at 1-1 and lead to a shootout victory for Dortmund (despite Pulisic having his penalty saved).