How do you sort a 47-team tournament with teams from two different leagues into a 32-team bracket? In the Leagues Cup, which features the teams from Major League Soccer and Liga MX, you give the two defending champions (Columbus Crew for MLS and Club America for Liga MX) spots in the bracket and then split the other 45 teams into 15 groups, with the first- and second-place teams advancing to occupy the other 30 spots. Let’s look at some of the top teams so far in this tournament and the Matchday 3 schedule for those planning to include this tournament in their online betting.
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Austin FC
What about Austin? They are in 10th place among 14 teams in the MLS Western Conference, but they aren’t playing like bottom-feeders now, having beaten Pumas and Monterrey – and won their group outright. The crowd at Q2 Stadium is rowdy, and tournaments like this put league records out the window at times. Also, the Liga MX sides aren’t dominating MLS teams like they normally do, so with confidence, this is a team that could make a deep run – and then turn around and push into the MLS playoff chase.
^Portland Timbers
The Timbers beat Leon and Colorado and have won their group as well. Against Colorado, they delivered a 4-0 clinic, with four different players scoring goals. Along with Austin, the Timbers are the other team to get six points from their first two group-play games – although Matchday 3 is made up of teams all playing their second group-stage match as well.
^LAFC
Los Angeles routed Tijuana, 3-0, only to find themselves down two goals to Vancouver late in the second half. They got a pair of gutsy tallies to draw levels and then went to penalties, getting a crucial fourth point out of that match. Olivier Giroud may return in time for the knockout rounds, making this team even more dangerous.
^Tigres
Of the Liga MX teams in this tournament, Tigres has looked the best so far. Cruz Azul and Chivas went down on penalties, but Tigres could end up winning their group after Diego Reyes delivered a late stunner to beat Puebla.
^Inter Miami
Miami had to start this tournament without Lionel Messi, and now that he’s back, they have to be the favorites to make it two Leagues Cups in two years. They beat Puebla in their first group match and could stop Tigres to win the group tomorrow.
^Toluca
“Diablos Rojos” went through the first four matches in the Apertura of their Liga MX season without a loss, and they rolled over the Chicago Fire, 3-1, in their first group-stage match. This isn’t a big-name team south of the border, but it just takes steady play and luck to get out of some of these groups.
^D.C. United
D.C. sits in 13th place in the MLS Eastern Conference, but they have six goals in two games. They had to go to penalties against Atlanta, but they got the win and have won East Group 7.
^Saturday, August 3
- Tigres UANL vs Inter Miami (8:00 pm ET)
- Monterrey vs Pumas UNAM (10:00 pm ET)
- Vancouver vs Club Tijuana (10:00 pm ET)
Sunday, August 4
- Atlanta United vs Santos Laguna (4:00 pm ET)
- Orlando City SC vs San Luis (8:00 pm ET)
- Philadelphia vs Cruz Azul (8:00 pm ET)
- Pachuca vs Toronto FC (8:00 pm ET)
- St. Louis City SC vs Juarez (9:00 pm ET)
- Guadalajara vs LA Galaxy (10:30 pm ET)
- Seattle vs Necaxa (10:30 pm ET)
Monday, August 5
- Cincinnati FC vs NYCFC (8:00 pm ET)
- Toluca vs Sporting KC (9:00 pm ET)
- Houston vs Real Salt Lake (9:00 pm ET)
- Leon vs Colorado (9:00 pm ET)
Tuesday, August 6
- New England vs Nashville SC (7:30 pm ET)
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