[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Real Salt Lake gave MLS a significant dose of respect within the Concacaf club hierarchy by reaching the Champions League finallast April, in which it lost, 3-2, on aggregate to Mexican club Monterrey. With five teams in the group phase of the 2011-12 edition that kicks off Tuesday, and the glamorous Galaxy and defendingleague champion Colorado among the representatives, MLS can up its presence a notch by showing its depth extends beyond RSL, which didn’t qualify this time around.

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