Giovanni Reyna's 2022-23 UEFA Champions League campaign started with a surprising early substitution and terrific production as the USMNT man had two assists in Borussia Dortmund's 3-0 win over Copenhagen on Tuesday.
The good news for Americans traveling outside the country was that Christian Pulisic didn't enter Chelsea's 1-0 loss to Dinamo Zagreb until the final 15 minutes of play.
More on that in another post, but Reyna and his fans will feel great about his performance on Tuesday.
The adolescent completed 82 percent of his passes in the three-goal victory and had three crucial passes on the day.
Injured for much of last season, Reyna had only seen 35 minutes for Edin Terzic's BVB heading into Tuesday's UCL opener.
And the 19-year-old was given no guarantee he'd add to that total as Dortmund welcomed Copenhagen into the Westfalenstadion.
But an injury to Thorgan Hazard meant Reyna would enter the fray 23 minutes into a scoreless game.
Dortmund went 1-0 through Marco Reus in the 35th minute, then Reyna worked a 1-2 with Raphael Guerreiro to make it 2-0 just seven minutes later.
For Reyna's second assist, it was teenager to teenager, as Dortmund closed out their Danish guests in style.
The 82nd minute saw Bellingham work the ball wide to the right, where Reyna was waiting to serve.
A low cut back toward the penalty spot was essentially served on the dot, an
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