CONCACAF soccer will restart its biggest party on February 6, when the CONCACAF Champions Cup, the tournament that brings together the best clubs in North and Central America, kicks off.\u00a0
The reigning champion is Club Le\u00f3n, from Mexico, which will have to go through several stages to try to repeat the tournament.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The format of the competition is as follows: first, a round of direct elimination with first and second-leg games, with a total of 11 matches. Here, we would see great duels like Saprissa vs. Philadelphia Union, Herediano vs. Toluca, Real Estel\u00ed vs. Club Am\u00e9rica, Forge vs. Chivas, Vancouver Whitecaps vs. Tigres UANL, Comunicaciones vs. Monterrey, and St. Louis City vs. Houston Dynamo. Although there are teams with a longer history, and probably a better present, the biggest attraction of the tournament is Inter Miami, a team reinforced to try to create a dynasty in U.S. soccer.\u00a0
The qualified teams advance to the round of 16, eight matches that will be defined by a draw. These matches will take place in March.\u00a0
We should point out that clubs such as Pachuca, Alajuelense, Columbus Crew, and Inter Miami of Argentine Lionel Messi and Uruguayan Luis Su\u00e1rez, are already in this round.\u00a0
Subsequently, the quarterfinals, semifinals, and the final, which will be a single match on June 2 of this year, will be played.\u00a0
The champion of the CONCACAF Champions Cup<\/a> will go directly to the 2025 Club World Cup, which will be the first with 32 teams and will be in the United States.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\nCONCACAF Champions Cup 2024 – Favorites<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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They qualified for the Champions Cup thanks to the Leagues Cup, since in MLS,<\/a> they failed to qualify for the Playoffs. However, in the middle of 2023, they could achieve the most talked-about signing of the past year, as Lionel Messi left PSG to wear the pink jersey.\u00a0
The Argentinian’s level was brutal in the first few months, winning the first title in the history of the franchise. But he didn’t do it alone. Also under the guidance of Gerardo ‘El Tata’ Martino were the likes of left-back Jordi Alba and midfielder Sergio Busquets.\u00a0
A new figure arrived at the club to try to win more trophies: Uruguayan striker Luis Su\u00e1rez, who excelled in Europe with Ajax, Liverpool, Barcelona, and Atl\u00e9tico de Madrid. In addition, in 2023, and with 37 years, he achieved a great level in Brazilian soccer with Gremio.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\nClub Am\u00e9rica<\/h3>\n\n\n\n