If MLS is to break through in the second edition of the CONCACAF Champions League and advance to the semi-finals, it will do so in style. The Columbus Crew have been drawn against the top Mexican side left in the competition, Toluca.
The rest of the draw is:
Comunicaciones vs. Pachuca
Marathon vs. Pumas
Arabe Unido vs. Cruz Azul
It's hard to look at that and not see an all-Mexico semi-final round, although Marathon is the most likely side to pull the upset. The first leg games go between March 9-11 with the return fixtures March 16-18.
It still should be fairly cold in Ohio March 9-11, so the Crew can look to the weather as a possibly advantage. The return leg is close enough to the MLS regular season that C-bus shouldn't have an excuse there either.
Yesterday, Don Garber said that it was important to have a MLS team win this competition soon. Hopefully, the Crew were listening because another embarrassing exit from the tournament (which has already been bad enough for MLS) would be hard to defend.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
1 comments:
The Crew should put tickets for this match on auction. $1 minimum bid, auction to end 1 week before the match. Then sell it at face value.
But this is what it's all about right here. Facing a football club like Toluca. The Crew's biggest game since their last Concacaf quarterfinal game, in 2003 I think. It's going to be epic.
PS Don't forget Atlante in the CWC in 2 weeks
Post a Comment