After a tough setback in the final phase of the local tournament, the León will seek to wash its face and restore the dominance of Mexican clubs in Concacaf when it hosts Carlos Vela’s Los Angeles FC in the first leg of the Champions League final.
La Fiera, directed by the Argentine Nicolás Larcamón, finished in sixth place in the regular phase of the recently concluded Clausura 2023 tournament. They did not manage to access the league after losing to Atlético de San Luis in the repechage
Since then, León has focused his batteries on the final of the Concachampions and win the first international title in its history.
“we won’t keep anything. These are the last two games of this tournament and to get a good result we could be in the history of this club and in the minds of all the fans, and you can’t buy that with anything”, said midfielder Elías Hernández.
Although it is not one of the most popular teams in Mexico, La Fiera appears among the most winners with eight titlestied with Tigres in fifth position, behind América (13), Chivas (12), Toluca (10) and Cruz Azul (9).
In addition to adding a new trophy to its showcases, the Lion will seek to retake hegemony in this tournament that had been won by Mexican teams for 16 years uninterrupted until the Pumas lost last year to the Seattle Sounders.
The mission of lifting the trophy will not be easy against Los Angeles FC, the reigning MLS champion and currently third in the Western Conference. LAFC returns to a Concacaf final to which it agreed in 2020, when it lost to Tigres. He also wants his first international championship.
“I want to make history and win a trophys, especially when you are close to winning them for the team”, affirmed Carlos Vela. “It means a lot to me. What matters is winning trophies and when I go out I want to do my best and help the team to do things well”.
In addition to the CONCACAF title, the winner of the final will win their ticket to the 2024 and 2025 Club World Cups.
Leon vs. LAFC: Date and time of the final
The first leg between Léon and Los Ángeles FC will be this Wednesday, May 31 at the Nou Camp Stadium at 8:00 p.m. The return will be on Sunday, June 4 at 7:00 p.m. at Banc of California Stadium.
IDA: Leon vs. LAFC
Date: Wednesday May 31
Hour: 20:00 hours
Transmission: Fox Sports
RETURN: LAFC vs. Lion
Date: Sunday June 4
Hour: 7:00 pm
Transmission: Fox Sports
(With information from AP)
2023-05-31 12:37:29
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