Cruz Azul, América, León and Rayados challenged the first-round commitments in the CONCACAF Champions League; we present the panorama
Mexican teams have different perspectives in the direction of the quarterfinals of the CONCACAF Champions League, since America and Rayados de Monterrey have their balance tilted in their favor, Cruz Azul and León will have to be applied thoroughly to avoid surprises and stay out of competition.
Below are the panoramas of the Mexican teams in the Concachampions after they played the first stage of the round of 16:
The Haitian team got a tie with the aroma of victory at home, after drawing 0-0 against Cruz Azul, which is why Juan Reynoso’s team complicated its passage in the next round by not scoring as a visitor, leaving everything to play the game back.
In the duel that will be played on the field of Azteca Stadium, Celeste Machine will have to get the victory anywhere to get the ticket for the next phase, in turn, the Caribbean team will have to defeat Cruz Azul or just get a draw at a goal , so that, for the purpose on the go, he can impose conditions and access the next stage.
The team led by Santiago Solari was the Mexican club that managed to get the victory in the first round, after defeating the team of Olimpia de Honduras by 1 to 2.
With this result, for America it will be enough with a draw or a victory on the Azteca Stadium field to have access to the next round, in turn, the Catracho team is bound to get the victory on the Azteca Stadium field to get a ticket. to the next phase.
Ignacio Ambriz’s team was the only Mexican team to play the first game at home, however, Esmeralda failed to maintain the home advantage and drew 1-1 against Toronto FC, which allowed the series to be defined in return match. in Orlando, Florida.
With this result, León must get a forced home victory for the Toronto team, which is why a draw would only give them access if given two or more scores, in turn Toronto only with a goalless draw or with the victory at home he would tie his step in the next round.
Rayados are the ones with the most “comfortable” prospect to get their ticket in the quarterfinals, after the 3-0 victory against Atlético Pantoja in the Dominican Republic.
The Monterrey team will advance to the next round with a win or a draw with any score in the return match to be 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 round, they will have to play penalties, because the overall score is equal.