Champions League: Is Mexico’s dominance in Concacaf in danger?

Pumas, Cruz Azul, León and Santos will fight to maintain the leadership of Liga MX in the region, but this edition does not look so simple

This Tuesday begins the participation of the clubs of the MX League on the 2022 Concacaf Champions League in the Round of 16. Mexican football will be represented by Saints, Lion, Blue Cross and Cougarsteams that will seek to maintain Mexico’s hegemony in the international competition.

Since 2006, the ‘Concachampions’ has only been won by Mexican teams. Monterrey is one of the most prominent clubs, winning the tournament five times during this period. However, in this edition of the Champions Leaguethe domain of MX League in Concacaf could be in danger.

For example, Saintsthe first Mexican team that will have activity in the new edition of the ‘Concachampions’, has signed a lousy start in Clausura 2022 and stands out for being currently the worst ranked in the Mexican championship, with only one point.

The team led by Pedro Caixinha has not yet won the victory in the MX League and has a record of four losses and one draw. A detail in favor of the Warriors is that they will face the Montréal of the MLS that is still in preseason work and his last official commitment was played on November 21, 2021.

For its part, León will face Deportivo Guastatoya from Guatemala, a rival that seems to fit La Fiera in their quest to advance to the Quarterfinals. However, the bad moment of the emeralds in Liga MX leads their fans to not feel completely sure of the classification.

In Clausura 2022, Ariel Holan’s team has only won one game after five dates played. The long-haired team started the tournament with two draws (Tijuana and Atlas) and on the third date of the Clausura they managed to beat Pachuca.

Unfortunately for fans of the LionHolan’s club has lost its last two games in the MX League. Although the emeralds are not going through their best moment, Lion should be considered the overwhelming favorite to advance to the next phase as they take on a squad that is valued at $3.94 million in Transfermarkt.

On the other hand, Blue Cross He is one of the big favorites to win the CONCACAF Champions League having one of the best squads in the tournament. However, La Maquina has just starred in its second ‘cruzazuleada’ in Clausura 2022.

Juan Reynoso’s squad is struggling to maintain regularity on the field, while changes at the managerial level in recent days have caused instability throughout the institution.

Last Saturday at the Azteca Stadium, Blue Cross seemed to win against Necaxa thanks to a goal by Juan Escobar. However, in the last minutes of the match, Milton Giménez scored the equalizer and in added time Rodrigo Aguirre scored the victory goal. In this way, the Rayos took three points from the Coloso de Santa Ursula, a result that few fans considered possible.

Reynoso has a powerful squad so it should easily beat Forge FC, but the irregularity of the Celestes could play in favor of the Canadian side.

By last, Cougars It is the one that is going through the best moment in Liga MX, but university fans are concerned about the small squad that Andrés Lillini has at his disposal.

Prior to the start of Closing 2022, the felines were surprised by not making transfers and only added a footballer who came from Pumas Tabasco. However, despite the lack of reinforcements, the university team has put in good performances in the tournament and Rogeiro has become the new star of the squad by adding four goals at the start of the competition.

The university squad will face Saprissa, a team that has started the Costa Rican tournament in a negative way by losing three of the five games it has played.

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Champions League: Is Mexico’s dominance in Concacaf in danger?