As fans of the United States men’s national team, let’s be honest, there’s just not a whole lot to look forward to between now and 2019. We have to find small moments to focus in on, whether it’s Jonathan Gonzalez in the Liga MX playoffs or two young Americans facing off in the Bundesliga.
The latter scenario plays itself out in full force on Saturday as Weston McKennie’s Schalke travel to Christian Pulisic’s Borussia Dortmund. The two clubs are natural rivals and are heading in completely different directions lately. Schalke have stormed up the table all the way to second with a hot run of form, while Dortmund have floundered massively dropping from first to fifth in a matter of four weeks.