Cruz Azul, América, León and Rayados contested the obligations of the first leg in the Concacaf Champions League; we present you the panorama
Mexican teams have different prospects on their way to the CONCACAF Champions League quarter finals, since América and Rayados de Monterrey have turned the balance in their favor Cruz Azul and León will have to be applied thoroughly to avoid surprises and stay out of the competition.
Below are the panoramas of the Mexican teams within the Concachampions after they played the first leg of the round of 16:
The Haitian team scored a draw with a taste of victory at home, after being equal to 0-0 against Cruz Azul, which is why Juan Reynoso’s team complicated their transition to the next round by not scoring as a visitor, eliminating everything in the game. game was to be played. play back.
In the duel played on the Azteca Stadium field, the Celeste Machine will have to take the victory everywhere to get its ticket to the next stage, for its part, the Caribbean team will have to beat Cruz Azul or only get a draw. towards a goal, so that they can impose conditions with the away goal and gain access to the next phase.
The team led by Santiago Solari was the Mexican club that managed to take the victory in the first leg, after beating the team of Olimpia de Honduras 1 to 2.
With this result, it will be enough for América with a draw or a win on the Azteca Stadium field to access the next round, for its part, the Catracho team is obliged to take the win on the Azteca Stadium field to get a ticket. to the next stage.
Ignacio Ambriz’s team was the only Mexican team to play their first leg at home, but the Esmeralda team failed to keep the advantage at home and drew 1 to 1 against Toronto FC, which is why they allowed the series to be defined in the return leg. in Orlando, Florida.
With this result, León must take a forced win at the temporary home of the Toronto team, and therefore a draw would only give him entry if it is given by two or more scores, for his part Toronto only with a goalless draw or with the victory at home he would tie his pass to the next round.
The Rayados are the ones with the most “comfortable” prospects to get their ticket to the quarter-finals after the 3-0 win against Atlético Pantoja of the Dominican Republic.
The Monterrey team will advance to the next round with a win or a draw based on a score in the return leg played at the BBVA stadium and even a 2-0 defeat can lead to the next round. If they lose 3-0 in the second leg, they will have to play penalties because the total score is the same.