CONCACAF Champions League: Quarterfinal Second Leg for MLS and USMNT (Updated)

Three Major League Soccer teams and several U.S. Men's National Team players engage in moral combat for the second legs of the CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals this week.All of the MLS teams enter the second leg with everything to play for.Seattle Sounders FC and USMNT forward Eddie Johnson host USMNT midfielder Jose Tores' Tigres de la UANL.  Tigres won the first leg at home 1-0. Without an away goal, the Sounders need to win while not conceding an away goal.  If Tigres score, the away-goals rule put the Sounders in the position of needing to win by at least two goals. Coming home to one of the best home crowds in MLS will boost the Sounders' confidence.USMNT midfielder Brad Davis scored the lone goal in the Houston Dynamo's 1-0 first-leg win over Santos Laguna and USMNT forward Hercules Gomez. The Dynamo possess the opposite circumstance of the Sounders, any away goal puts the pressure on Santos to win by more than one on their home pasture. MLS teams typically struggle in Liga MX climes, however, so the Dynamo will need something special to keep their first-leg margin.The LA Galaxy still miss USMNT superstar Landon Donovan, but USMNT halfback Omar Gonzalez ...

CONCACAF Champions League: MLS and USMNT Wrapup

Three Major League Soccer teams and players from the U.S. Men’s National Team player pool completed the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals this week. The Champions League—no, not that one—is the international club competition for members of the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football, or CONCACAF.  The winner of the tournament advances to the annual FIFA Club World Cup. If you’ve ever wondered how MLS teams compare to club teams from other countries, this tournament provides the answers.  MLS and Liga MX teams have a clear edge in the competition, with the Liga MX teams dominating the tournament’s later rounds.  Three MLS and three Liga MX teams remain in this year’s final eight. All of the quarterfinal games are televised in the U.S., and this is some of the most entertaining soccer you will find anywhere.  Played with an expected Latin flair, the pace of the games is very high and the action is end-to-end.  Read on to find out how MLS teams and USMNT players fared in the first quarterfinal leg, then leave a comment with your opinion of this tournament.Begin Slideshow