Timothy Weah on Tuesday the headlines after scoring the opening goal for Olympic Marseille On MatchDay 1 of the 2025–26 UEFA Champions League in return for Real Madrid. His name on the score sheet immediately led to the question: How many others Usmnt Players have ever scored against Los Blancos in the largest competition in Europe?
After a misplaced pass by Arda Güler, Mason Greenwood led a counterattack in Marseille. Weave by several Madrid defenders, Greenwood slid the ball to Weah, who unleashed a powerful strike on the right foot to break the impasse in the 22nd minute. With that goal, WEAH joined a very exclusive list of American players.
WEAH only became the second USMNT player ever who scored against Real Madrid in the Champions League. The first to achieve that performance was Christian Pulisic in 2021When he found it just before Chelsea in a semi -final.
Remarkable, Timothy reflected something that his father George Weah had done 21 years earlier. In 1994 George scored in the Santiago Bernabéu while playing for Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League Quarterfinals, the sealing of a 1-0 win.
Christian Pulisic van Chelsea celebrates after scoring the first goal of their side during the UEFA Champions League Semi Final First Leg match between Real Madrid and Chelsea FC.
Christian Pulisic, the first USMNT star who scored against Real Madrid
Founded in 1902, Real Madrid are considered one of the largest and most historic clubs in world football, and their dominance continues today. Despite several Americans who face them in European competition, No one had ever found the net until Christian Pulisic did.
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His breakthrough moment arrived on April 27, 2021, when Chelsea organized the first stage of the semi -final of the Champions League. In the 14th minute, Antonio Rüdeliger held a ball behind the backline from Madrid to Pulisic, who checked it in the box, rounded Thibaut Courtois and slid home to the blues in the lead.
Johnny Cardoso, another USMNT -Scorer vs. Real Madrid
Although not in the Champions League, another American managed to score against Los Blancos. On March 1, 2025, Johnny Cardoso hit a 2-1 LA Liga victory for real betis. That effort only made him the third USMNT player who once scored against Real Madrid – making Pulisic in Europe and WEAH on the continental stage.
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