With the crew heading to Mexico, MLS teams have a chance to win the Concacaf Champions Cup for the second time in three years. Seattle Sounders won it for the first time in 2022. With a zero account of the health of his team, Wilfried Nancy will lead his experienced Crew side to Pachuca as they look to end their impressive run in this tournament. After winning the MLS Cup last season, the crew knows what it takes to win trophies attention to detail has paid offbut extra focus will be needed in the biggest match in club history.
Here are our storylines, how to watch the match and more:
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How to watch and odds
- Date: Saturday June 1 | Time: 9:15 PM ET
- Place: Estadio Hidalgo-Pachuca de Soto, Mexico
- TV: FS1 | Live stream: Fubo (try for free)
- Chances: Pachuca-170; Sign +310; Columbus crew +440
Storylines
Pachuca: Passing the Philadelphia Union and Club America, Pachuca have been nothing short of dominant throughout this tournament. The Mexican team won the matches in the knockout round 16-3 and were led by Salomon Rondon, who leads the Golden Boot rankings with seven goals. His partner in attack is Oussama Idrissi, who has five assists and a goal to pace the attack, but the team cannot just focus on the duo as Erick Sanchez is also a player to watch. Playing in front of the home fans, you can expect Pachuca to come out quickly, but an early goal from the Crew could set the tone.
Columbus crew: Knock out Tigers And Monterreyit feels like the crew has already played a Champions Cup final and then some, which is why they feel so good heading into this match. This was a well-trained team under Nancy and it is now too Cucho Hernández available next to Diego Rossihaving scored three goals in the Champions Cup, they will feel they can push the pace. Darlington Nagbe and Aidan Morris will be crucial in controlling the midfield, but if the Crew can keep the game at their pace they can win it.
Prediction
Pachuca will score first, but that's when the crew's mentality will shine as they fight back through a brace from Hernandez to take a continental title. Choose: Pachuca 1, Columbus Crew 2
