Antoine Griezmann scored and set up another as Orlando City raced into a 2-0 halftime lead at Soldier Field. Robert Lewandowski came close to cutting into it, but it was Jonathan Bamba and Maren Haile-Selassie who hauled Chicago Fire back for a 2-2 draw.
Inter Miami CF and FC Cincinnati played out a pulsating 2-2 draw at Nu Stadium, with all four goals coming in the second half. Luis Suarez opened the scoring from a Casemiro assist, before a rapid Cincinnati comeback was cancelled out by Riquelme Fillipi in the 90th minute.
While FC Augsburg only just escaped a cup exit at a third-division club, Mainz 05 crashed out in the second round of the DFB Cup. Eintracht Frankfurt swept aside an understrength HSV.
Newcastle United secured a vital 2-0 victory over Crystal Palace on Sunday, increasing the mounting pressure on under-fire manager Pierre Sage. Meanwhile, Dango Ouattara scored a crucial second-half equaliser to earn Brentford a hard-fought 1-1 draw against Hull City. These results leave Newcastle eighth and Brentford sixth, while Palace languish in 17th place.
Inter Miami saw their impressive three-match winning streak come to an end on Saturday night following a disappointing 2-0 defeat against the New York Red Bulls. Despite the introduction of Lionel Messi in the second half, the Herons were unable to overturn an early deficit at the Red Bull Arena.
Oscar Bobb struck a superb late winner as Fulham beat relegation rivals Coventry 1-0 on Saturday to climb out of the Premier League’s bottom three. The winger’s first top-flight goal for the club handed Alvaro Arbeloa’s side their first away victory in nine attempts, while Frank Lampard’s Coventry were left second-bottom after a second successive defeat.
