With the English Premier League and Championship seasons already over, there are only a few European match ups left before we’ll fully turn our attention to the Gold Cup (June 15 - July 7) and the U20 World Cup (May 23 - June 15).

But for now, here are some key USMNT battles to keep an eye on for the next week or two:

Christian Pulisic and Borussia Dortmund are pushing the German title race all the way to the end. With one game left to play, Dortmund sits in second place, trailing Bayern Munich by just two points. Bayern is set to play Frankfurt, while Dortmund will look to beat Mönchengladbach in what is sure to be a thrilling end to the German Bundesliga.

Ethan Horvath and Club Brugge pulled out a critical 3-2 win vs. league leaders Genk over the weekend, solidifying their title ambitions. Club Brugge now trail Genk by three points with two games left to play.

Duane Holmes and Derby County suffered a small setback with a 0-1 loss to Leeds in the first leg of their EPL play-off promotion matchup. The Rams will look to overturn this deficit in the second leg on Wednesday.

Tyler Adams (injured with an adductor problem) still has the chance to win the German DFB Cup as Leipzig is set to take on Bayern in the final on May 25th.

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Star of the Week

Christian Pulisic (20, Hershey, PA) - Borussia Dortmund, Bundesliga

For the second week in a row, our Star of the Week goes to Christian Pulisic, who put up another man of the match performance in Dortmund’s crucial 3-2 win vs. Fortuna Dusseldorf.

Emotional send-off in his last home game for Dortmund: It was an extra special day for Pulisic, as it marked his last ever home game at the Signal Iduna Park before moving to Chelsea this summer. As customary when big players leave the club, Pulisic had the chance to formally say goodbye to the Dortmund supporters ahead of the game. After a phenomenal five years for the USMNT star in Germany, a visibly emotional Pulisic explained that “Dortmund will always feel like home” to a roaring “yellow wall”. But perhaps the most emotional part of the night for Pulisic: in the 90th minute, fans gave him a much deserved standing ovation and chanted his name for the last time when Pulisic was given an early exit by Coach Favre.

Pulisic himself admitted there may have been “a few tears” ahead of kick-off, underscoring just how much the last few years have meant to him.

It sure will be a bit odd to see him in Blue instead of Black & Yellow, but we are excited to see what he can do on the biggest of stages at Chelsea next year.