USMNT Ligue 1 match day 10 recap: Reyna scores again but picks up an injury

Ahead of the November international break, all of the USMNT contributors in France made appearances for their clubs. The weekend featured a pair of goals in a matchup between Americans and an injury that will have a major impact on the upcoming Nations League camp.

Friday night's showdown was the continuation of a great day for McKenzie. In the morning, he was selected to replace George Campbell on the November USMNT roster. In the afternoon, he scored his first goal for Toulouse this season, just the second of his career in France.

The veteran defender powered home a header off a corner in the 56th minute, extending Toulouse's advantage to 2-0. He was solid defensively as well, winning three of five duels and logging 5 defensive contributions.

The only thing McKenzie did wrong was get dribbled past by Gio Reyna, who brought Strasbourg back into the game, 2-1, with a nifty goal in the 67th minute. Reyna starred again, winning 8/11 duels and completing 32/40 passes, keeping up his strong form.

His third goal of the season was set to ignite Reyna ahead of November camp, until he came off the pitch injured in the 70th minute. While the extent is not yet known, a thigh injury has been confirmed, and Reyna has already been replaced on the USMNT roster by Jack McGlynn. A brutal blow for a player finally coming into his own.

Tessmann continued his nice run of performances and should have been considered to replace Gio Reyna for the international break. The 25-year-old started again for Lyon and played the full match in the heart of their midfield. He did it all, completing 69/78 passes and winning 7/10 duels, along with five tackles. Tessmann has been given more playing time of late and has rewarded his manager with every match. Should he maintain this level, he will force Mauricio Pochettino to think about him in the next international window.

Reynolds turned in another solid performance after earning a call-up to November's camp. He made three tackles, won five of nine duels, and had two shots blocked in Rennes' 2-1 loss to Lille. After a strong run of club performances, he will look to do the same for country and carve out a role behind Alex Freeman.

Reynolds was the benefactor of Weah's continued exclusion from the USMNT, but the veteran helped lead his club to another win, defeating Lens, 2-1. Weah won all four of his duels, created one chance, and completed 62/65 of his passes. He is going to have to do something serious in order to regain his spot in Pochettino's squad.

Balogun was the sole American not to start this weekend. To be fair, he did get a start in Conference League action on Thursday. How many minutes he can play for the USMNT is one of the bigger questions Mauricio Pochettino will have to answer during the international break.

On Sunday, Balogun came off the bench and played 36 minutes in Monaco's 1-1 draw with Le Mans, completing four of five passes and winning just one of his three duels. Balogun will have to use this break to return to form and generate more interest ahead of the January window. Hopefully, in doing so, he will find a club that will properly use his talents.