U.S. men's national team standout Weston McKennie marked his first start of the season in style, racing to give Juventus a 2-0 lead early in Tuesday's UEFA Champions League match against PSV.

The United States international slotted beyond PSV goalkeeper Joel Drommel with a first-time finish from seven yards out. Six minutes into the second half, Dusan Vlahovic guided a beautiful pass across the box to find Nicolas Gonzalez.

TURIN, Italy, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Juventus made a perfect return to the Champions League as they beat Dutch champions PSV Eindhoven 3-1 at home on Tuesday, helped by two quick-fire goals from Kenan Yildiz and Weston McKennie in the first half.