Juventus was getting frustrated by PSV Eindhoven's gritty defending when Weston McKennie broke the deadlock in style in their Champions League playoff on Tuesday. The United States midfielder hit a blistering shot into the top right corner from just inside the penalty area in the 34th minute,

Weston McKennie fired Juventus in front with a powerful strike from the edge of the box that could've punctured the net.

Weston McKennie’s spectacular first-half strike helped Juventus clinch a crucial 2-1 victory in the first leg of its Champions League playoff against PSV on Tuesday. The USMNT midfielder smashed the ball home from the edge of the penalty area in the 34th minute to put his team in front as it bids to reach the round of 16 for the first time in three seasons.

Juventus give Randal Kolo Muani, Renato Veiga and Lloyd Kelly their Champions League debuts for the club in the play-off against Ivan Perisic’s PSV Eindhoven.It kicks off at the Allianz Juventus

It sent Juventus on the way to a hard-fought 2-1 win over the resilient Dutch side, with substitute Samuel Mbangula grabbing the winner in the 82nd for his first Champions League goal. The 26-year-old McKennie has a decent return of 11 goals in 58 games for the U.

USMNT midfielder Weston McKennie scored a stunning goal in the first half of the UEFA Champions League's knockout between Juventus and PSV at the Allianz Stadium in Turin, with the American international opening the score at the minute 34 of the first leg.

Weston McKennie had a game to remember on Tuesday as he helped fire Juventus a step closer to the Champions League Round of 16 with a stunning goal to give them the lead

Typically, if soccer fans hear that an American scored a wicked goal in European competition, their minds will immediately think of Christian Pulisic. But not Tuesday.