Overview
- Gio Reyna, who scored in a 3-1 loss at Augsburg on Saturday, ended a 16‑month club drought and logged a season-best 32 minutes off the bench.
- Speaking to reporters Tuesday, the 23-year-old said he wants to make the World Cup squad and feels ready to play 90 minutes, calling himself very fit and sharp.
- Reyna’s first season at Borussia Mönchengladbach has featured sparse starts and recurring injuries, and he has not completed a full 90-minute league match in four years.
- Coach Mauricio Pochettino kept Reyna in the U.S. plans with March substitute cameos in friendlies, and he will unveil the 26-man World Cup roster on May 26 in New York.
- Mönchengladbach finish the Bundesliga against Hoffenheim this weekend, and the U.S. opens the World Cup on June 12 against Paraguay in Greater Los Angeles.