[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Real Salt Lake will face Saprissa — a frequent and not so friendly foe of MLS teams — in the semifinals of the Concacaf ChampionsLeague following the Costa Rican club’s series victory over Olimpia of Honduras. Armando Alonso and Luis DiegoCordero scored to give Saprissa a 2-1 victory over Olimpia in Tegucigalpa […]
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Monterrey joins Cruz Azul in semifinals
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Monterrey joined Cruz Azul as the two Mexican representatives in the Concacaf Champions League semifinals thanks to itssecond 1-0 win over Toluca on Wednesday. Argentine midfielder Neri Cardozo clinched the series sweep with the lone goal on an assist by Aldo De Nigris in the 88th minute in Monterrey.
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RSL primes attack for second leg
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] In assembling Real Salt Lake’s roster, general manager Garth Lagerwey admits he andhead coach Jason Kreis are keenly aware of managing the extra games and scheduling inconveniences caused by the Concacaf Champions League. “It’s tough, and there are no good answers,” says Lagerwey of the CCL, which necessitated it playing Columbus last […]
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Saprissa holds slim edge in Central American series
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Saprissa of Costa Rica completed the first leg of the Concacaf Champions League quarterfinals with a 1-0 win over short-handedOlimpia of Honduras on Armando Alonso‘s fourth goal of the season. But the three-time Concacaf club champion may come to bemoan its failure to winby more goals at home after Olimpia spent the […]
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Toluca's woes at La Bombonera continue
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Located at almost 9,000 feet above sea level, the Estadio Nemesio Diez in Toluca is one of the most feared venues in Mexico, but theRed Devils’ home-field advantage has deserted them. Short-handed Toluca’s 1-0 loss to Monterrey in the first leg of the Concacaf Champions League quarterfinals extended its woes at home, […]
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Three reds, no goals in all-MLS clash
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] Temperatures well below freezing and preseason rust hampered play as Columbus and Real Salt Lake produced three red cards and nogoals in the first leg of their Concacaf Champions League quarterfinal series. Tony Beltran and Nat Borchers of RSL and Emilio Renteria ofthe Crew were sent off and will miss the second […]
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RSL favored over Crew in MLS matchup
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] The new season has come early — perhaps too early — for the Columbus Crew. The forecast is for temperatures to be in the 20s withflurries when the depleted Crew hosts Real Salt Lake Tuesday night (TV: Fox Soccer Channel, 8 pm ET) in the first leg of their Concacaf Champions League […]
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RSL and Crew to meet in quarterfinals
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] MLS is assured of a team in the semifinals of the Concacaf Champions League for the first time as Real Salt Lake and the ColumbusCrew were drawn to face each other in the quarterfinals, scheduled to be played Feb. 22-24 and March 1-3. The MLS winner will face Olimpia of Honduras or […]
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MLS qualifies two teams for first time
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] The field for the quarterfinals of the Concacaf Champions League is complete: four teams (once again) from Mexico, the Columbus Crewand Real Salt Lake from MLS, Olimpia of Honduras and Saprissa of Costa Rica. The Puerto Rico Islanders’ hopes went up in smoke when they fell, 3-0, at Olimpia. Mexican teams remainedperfect […]
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RSL wins group, Crew clinches
[CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE] It was a big night for MLS clubs in the Concacaf Champions League. Real Salt Lake won Group A ahead of Cruz Azul when it beat theMexico City club, 3-1, while the Columbus Crew clinched a berth in the quarterfinals when Santos of Mexico crushed Municipal of Guatemala, 6-1. Real Salt Lake […]