Americans Abroad: Chris Richards and Crystal Palace hunt a trophy, Christian Pulisic meets the moment for Milan, Weston McKennie is Mr. Everything for Juventus

The FA Cup has existed since 1871. Crystal Palace? Founded in 1905. At no point over these last 120 years has Palace lifted that legendary trophy. Might this be the year that changes?

Chris Richards will sure hope so as the American defender has played a massive part in giving the club this chance. With Richards helping marshal the defense, Palace crushed Aston Villa, 3-0, on Saturday to book their spot in the finale. Thousands of Palace fans marched on Wembley for Saturday's semi. In a few weeks time, they'll return for only the third FA Cup final in their club's history.

"I think something that we want to do is that we want to give back to the club, and not just the people in the club but the fans because they're an extension of us," Richards said. "Love like today makes us fight even harder, so we want to bring something back to South London and, hopefully, it'll be a big trophy."

The biggest challenge awaits. Their path to the finale has included just two Premier League teams. Awaiting them will be one of English soccer's best. Palace, though, have reason to believe and, as Richards said, dream of getting their hands on a big, big trophy.

The hope was that the midweek win over Inter would be a momentum boost for Milan. They were into the Coppa Italia final and, with that on the horizon, the club had reason to believe. It took just five minutes for Christian Pulisic to give them another reason, as he has so often has this season.

Just moments into Sunday's clash with Venezia, Pulisic netted his 16th goal of the season and his first since March. It gave Milan a 1-0 lead they'd never relinquish, going on to win 2-0 to keep their slim Serie A hopes alive. A run to a European spot will be very difficult, but Pulisic continues to do heavy lifting with his best efforts to get them there.

The stats back that up. He now has 50 goal contributions over his two seasons at Milan, with room for more in the weeks to come. A Serie A climb will be tough given the teams they have to leapfrog but there are four games left in the Italian season. Most importantly, though, there's that Coppa Italia final against Bologna, the match that will ultimately make-or-break this campaign for Milan.

It got dicey thanks to Kenan Yildiz's red card in first-half stoppage time, but Weston McKennie and Juventus got it done in the end.

The Old Lady were carried by two first half goals, one from Nicolas Gonzalez and one from Randall Kolo Muani, as they took down Monza, 2-0. That win came despite playing the second half down a man, forcing Juve into survival mode on home soil against Serie A's worst team. This win was always going to be assumed, but it wasn't as easy as it could have been. What matters, though, is that Juve found a way.

McKennie played his part, as he continues to be Juventus' Mr. Everything. He played at right-wingback in this one as he continues to fill in wherever this team needs him. Wherever he starts, McKennie is always solid, and he provided that in a game where Juve needed it on Sunday.

Tim Weah, meanwhile came on as a second-half sub, adding a bit of pace as Juve looked to counter. They didn't get that third breakthrough but they also didn't need it to win.

For now, they sit fourth in the league, although Bologna will have something to say about that with their game in hand. The race in Serie A is tight, and Juve will need to keep winning if they want Champions League soccer next season.

We already know that one American, Brenden Aaronson, is getting promoted with Leeds. Can another join him in the Premier League? This weekend only added to the uncertainty as several USMNT stars fight for their own potential promotion.

Haji Wright and Coventry City still occupy the final promotion playoff place, despite a 1-0 loss to Luton Town. Coventry conceded in the final minute, wasting a chance to give themselves breathing room in the fight for promotion. They'll have it all to play for heading into the final match of the 46 games on the Championship schedule.

So, too, will Aidan Morris and Middlesbrough, who wasted their own opportunity to rise. They settled for a 0-0 draw against Josh Sargent's Norwich, leaving them two points back of Coventry with two teams - Millwall and Blackburn Rovers - in between.

Unfortunately for Ethan Horvath and Cardiff City, it's now been confirmed they'll be on the other end of all of this. Due to their draw with West Brom, Cardiff have now been officially relegated and will be heading down into Ligue 1. They won't be able to save themselves in the final week as they now sit four points from safety with the draw.

It will all come down to the final week for Morris and Wright as they look to keep their Premier League dreams alive.

There's still something special about seeing USMNT stars lift league titles, and that's what two American center-backs did this weekend.

Cameron Carter-Vickers, Auston Trusty and Celtic claimed the Scottish League crown this weekend, crushing Dundee United, 5-0, to claim a record-equaling 55th title.

For Carter-Vickers, this has become commonplace. He's won this trophy four years in a row while being named to Scotland's Team of the Year in each of his first three seasons. Still, these are the moments you grind all season for. This one will be just as sweet for Carter-Vickers and the other veterans in the Celtic team that have done this before.

Trusty, though, is new to this. After suffering through relegation with Sheffield United last season, Trusty is now a champion with one of the most historic clubs in Europe. This season hasn't always been easy but, in many ways, this trophy makes it all worth it as the center-back has now achieved something major in his new home. Trusty is now part of this club's illustrious history and, having played 35 matches in all competitions, he was a big part of this latest triumph, even if he didn't feature on Saturday.

Both have USMNT ambitions and both will be looking ahead to summer. First, though, is one more Old Firm next week and one more crack at a trophy in the Scottish Cup next month. There are still big games coming, but Celtic continue to roll.

It remains to seen if either John Tolkin or Paxten Aaronson will be in the Bundesliga next season. At the moment, Tolkin's Holstein Kiel is heading down to the 2. Bundesliga, although they have time to change that. Aaronson, meanwhile, is on loan at Utrecht from Eintracht Frankfurt and, if the Dutch club has anything to say about it, he may just stick around for their European run next season.

The young Americans proved something this weekend - both are Bundesliga quality, and both can set up goals at a high level.

Aaronson and Tolkin provided assists in meaningful wins, helping keep their clubs ongoing dreams alive. Aaronson's helper came in a 4-0 win over RKC Waalwijk, one that puts Utrecht level with third-place Feyenoord, who have a game in hand. Fourth place would put Utrecht in the Europa League qualifiers, while third would put them in the Champions League qualifiers. With three games remaining, it's all to play for.

Same for Tolkin and Holstein Kiel. The former New York Red Bulls star provided his second assist of the season, playing his part in a massive 4-3 win over Joe Scally's Borussia Monchengladbach. Tolkin, unfortunately, left the game early with an injury, but he showed his quality. His club, meanwhile, has three games remaining and is three points away from a relegation playoff spot, which is a hell of a lot better than straight up relegation.

Has Tolkin shown enough to earn a Bundesliga stay, whether it's at Holstein Kiel or elsewhere? Is Aaronson ready for the Frankfurt first team? This weekend indicated the answer to both questions might just be "yes" as both look to take a big leap for club and country.

+ Tyler Adams was fortunate to avoid a red card, but Evanilson's sending-off later in the day resulted in Bournemouth squandering a 1-0 lead to draw Manchester United.

+ Antonee Robinson did not dress due to injury in Fulham's come-from-behind 2-1 win over Southampton.

+ Lennard Maloney stayed on the bench for Mainz's 3-0 loss to Bayern Munich, who are now one step away from a Bundesliga title.

+ Gio Reyna played the final nine minutes for Borussia Dortmund, who netted in the 95th to earn a dramatic 3-2 win over Hoffenheim that will keep hopes of a Champions League spot alive.

+ Kevin Paredes left Wolfsburg's 1-0 loss to Freiburg with an apparent knock. The winger had only recently returned from a long-term injury absence.

+ Folarin Balogun came on for the final four minutes, but couldn't help Monaco break the deadlock in a 1-1 draw with Le Havre.

+ Tanner Tessmann came on as a second half substitute as Lyon absolutely thumped Rennes in a 4-1 win behind two assists from former Atlanta United star Thiago Almada.

+ Caleb Wiley started and played all 90 minutes for Watford, who succumbed to two second-half goals in a 2-1 loss to Blackburn Rovers.

+ Griffin Yow scored a dramatic late equalizer for Westerlo, earning his side a 2-2 draw with KV Mechelen. Fellow American Bryan Reynolds started and played all 90 minutes at right-back.

+ Marlon Fossey started and played all 90 minutes for Standard Liege, who came from a goal down to earn a 1-1 draw with OH Leuven.