It’s not the most popular club football competition in the world. Chances are that you’ve not even place a bet on this competition ever. However, the CONCACAF Champions League has been nothing short of exciting this season.
With the final set to be played this week, there’s no better time to cash in on the climax of all the action in North America’s premier club football competition.
From the quarter-finals through to the semis, no game finished goalless. This underscores just how competitive the competition has been this season, despite the pandemic.
This year’s edition, which has been one for over a year now, will crown a winner this month. And two of America’s finest will be battling it out for a chance to dominate North American football.
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The 2020 CONCACAF Champions League final will feature the eternal Mexico-U.S.A football rivalry, albeit in another dimension. Tigres UANL will take on Los Angeles FC in a clash that is expected to produce fireworks, no thanks to how both teams made it to the final.
Scoring seven unreplied goals in the knockout stages of any club competition is stuff of legend. And that’s what Tigres UANL have been able to achieve on their way to this final. The last time they conceded goals in the competition was in their Round of 16 game against Alianza, which they won 4-2.
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On the other side of this fight is Los Angeles FC. They are the fourth MLS team to reach the final of the CONCACAF Champions League since the format was changed in 2008. Unlike their opponents in this final, the L.A-based side managed only one clean sheet in their three knockout games.
In the semi-final, they scored three goals. In the quarters, they scored two goals. In the Round of 16, they scored three unreplied goals. That’s eight goals in three knockout games in the CONCACAF Champions League.
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It is the first-ever meeting between both sides. On their journey to the final, Los Angeles FC eliminated three Mexican sides. And Tigres UANL will be wary of the treat that the likes of Carlos Vela (joint-top scorer) pose.
However, the Mexicans also have their own advantage going into this game. Since the tournament changed into the Champions League format, Tigres UANL have qualified for three finals. And those three final appearances were made in the last four years – all of which they’ve lost.
All the finals of the CONCACAF since 2008 have been won by a Mexican side. All three teams from the U.S.A that made the final have failed to win the trophy. This final is one between two sides aiming to win the competition for the first time.
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