FC Cincinnati as soon as once more has a winnable CONCACAF Champions Cup collection in opposition to a Liga MX large on its arms, however FCC will as soon as once more be tasked with profitable in Mexico to advance within the competitors.
For sure, that will not be simply achieved in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon.
FC Cincinnati tied Tigres UANL on Tuesday at TQL Stadium, 1-1, within the opening sport of the two-game Champions Cup Spherical of 16 collection.
FC Cincinnati went forward by Pavel Bucha’s third purpose of the match within the third minute. Tigres discovered a precious equalizer within the seventeenth minute, although, by Nicolas Ibanez.
On the shut of Spherical of 16 motion on Tuesday, Bucha was tied because the main goalscorer within the match. FCC labored to seek out one other purpose, although, and in the end did not.
The collection now shifts to Tigres’ Estadio Universitario, or “El Volcan” because it’s identified within the Tigres group, for Recreation Two.
A 12 months in the past, FC Cincinnati went into the second sport of a Spherical of 16 collection trailing in opposition to CF Monterrey − Tigres’ crosstown rival − and didn’t advance regardless of being very a lot within the collection for the sport on the rowdy BBVA Stadium. That stage in the end proved too robust for early-season FC Cincinnati in 2024.
The membership will probably be hoping for a greater consequence in Monterrey this 12 months. As issues stand now, and with , Tigres’ purpose in Cincinnati can be the decisive purpose that might permit the Mexican membership to advance if the rating stays tied at 1-1. Meaning FC Cincinnati must out-score Tigres at El Volcan when the collection reconvenes in per week.
FC Cincinnati’s subsequent aggressive match is Saturday within the MLS common season in opposition to Toronto FC at TQL Stadium.