MIAMI — Concacaf Friday confirmed the matchups and schedule for the quarterfinals of the 2020 Concacaf Champions League.
The four-quarterfinal home-and-away series will take place March 10-12 and 17-19.
Round of 16 action culminated on Thursday night, in the west coast of the United States, with Los Angeles FC (USA) and CD Olimpia (HON) joining Club America (MEX), Tigres UANL (MEX), Montreal Impact (CAN), New York City FC (USA), Cruz Azul FC (MEX) and Atlanta United FC (USA) in the second round of the region’s premier competition for clubs.
The Round of 16 return leg matches saw another incredible week of football in the region. On Tuesday night, Gonzalo Martinez led Atlanta United FC to a 3-0 victory over Honduran club Motagua FC (4-1 aggregate), while Cruz Azul took care of business against Jamaican club Portmore United with a 4-0 win (6-1 aggregate).
Four matches took place on Wednesday. In New York, an Alex Callens header was enough to lift New York City FC to a 1-0 victory over AD San Carlos (6-3 aggregate), followed by Montreal Impact holding off Deportivo Saprissa to a 0-0 draw and advancing to the next round by virtue of their two away goals (2-2 aggregate).
In Monterrey, Tigres goalkeeper Nahuel Guzman scored in the final seconds to earn Tigres a 4-2 win over Alianza (5-4 aggregate) and Club America, in Mexico City, squeezed out a 5-3 penalty shootout victory versus Comunicaciones (2-2 aggregate).
The two last matches took place on Thursday night. Carlos Vela scored a brace to lead Los Angeles FC to a 3-0 win over Club Leon (3-2 aggregate) and Honduran club Olimpia defeated the Seattle Sounders 4-2 in a penalty shootout, following a 2-2 draw (4-4 aggregate).
The quarterfinal matches will be played as follows (home club listed first and in eastern time):
Tuesday, March 10
8 p.m.. – Montreal Impact (CAN) vs CD Olimpia (HON)
Wednesday, March 11
8 p.m. – New York City FC (USA) vs Tigres UANL (MEX)
10:30 p.m. – Club América (MEX) vs Atlanta United FC (USA)
Thursday, March 12
10:30 pm Los Angeles FC (USA) vs Cruz Azul FC (MEX)
Tuesday, March 17
8 p.m. – CD Olimpia (HON) vs Montreal Impact (CAN)
10 p.m. – Tigres UANL (MEX) vs New York City FC (USA)
Wednesday, March 18
8:15 p.m. – Atlanta United FC (USA)vs Club América (MEX)
10:30 p.m. – Cruz Azul (MEX) vs Los Angeles FC (USA)
Per the competition regulations, the clubs who have advanced from Round of 16 matchups 1, 3, 5 and 7 will host the return leg quarterfinals. For the semifinals and finals, the competition bracket will determine the matchups and the club’s will be ranked as per the competition regulations to determine who will host the return leg matches.
The semifinals, which will pit four quarterfinal winners, are planned for April 7-9 and 14-16, followed by the first leg final on April 28-30. The return leg final will be played May 5-7.
