On Friday, August 4th in the second round of Liga MX Cup play-offs, CF Monterrey faces Portland Timbers who qualified as Camp of the Season to secure their spot in this clash.
Tigres UANL currently leads Group Oeste 1 and will use this opportunity to advance further in the playoffs. Robert Siboldi will look to reach eighteen victories. Alineaciones De Club De Futbol Monterrey Contra Portland Timbers
1. Monterrey – Portland Timbers
Today in Providence Park is an intriguing matchup in the MX League Championship Tournament. Monterrey currently finds themselves amongst 16 final contenders and looks poised to advance further toward its end goal.
CF Monterrey had an excellent start, beating Real Salt Lake 2-0 before going on to defeat Seattle Sounders 4-2 with difficulty. Boli and Moreno provided great link play but without results as 17 shots on target were missed by them; just three were scored upon.
Hector Moreno must do much better if the Timbers want to advance to the next round. As a defender, Moreno needs to show more bravery in his challenges and distribution should also improve greatly. As a player with tremendous potential to emerge as a left lateral defender, central midfielder and interior defender.
2. Monterrey – Portland Timbers
On Friday, August 4th at 10:00 (8:00 pacific), CF Monterrey will face Portland Timbers in what has been dubbed as “The Clasico of 2023” at Providence Park Stadium. Apple TV, MLS Season Pass and TUDN will provide coverage of this matchup.
Monterrey have breezed into the knockout rounds of Leagues Cup with ease thanks to two dominant victories in their initial group matches and are considered a strong candidate to reach its ultimate conclusion.
The Portland Timbers, on the other hand, have struggled. After finishing Leagues Cup group stage play as runners-up in West 2, Portland will need to face Monterrey in an elimination match in one-game play-offs for any chance of early exiting from tournament. Although Portland have experience competing in such competitions and should prevail over Monterrey comfortably enough; their players will still need to be at top form to advance past this round and avoid another early departure from tournament action.
3. Monterrey – Portland Timbers
Tomorrow morning at 22:00:00 GMT on August 5th 2023 CF Monterrey will face Portland Timbers in an Eliminator Cup Match at Providence Park Stadium and this matchup will be streamed live via MLS Season Pass (Apple TV).
El Rayados were on their game and cruised past the Timbers with one goal from Mexican Maximiliano Meza to seal victory, using this last-ditch offensive push as part of their comeback win.
Monterrey’s attack grew stronger as the game progressed and they created an excellent chance in the 51st minute when German Berterame sent a shot over the crossbar from inside the box. Unfortunately for Portland Timbers’ defense though, their opponents from Mexico proved much stronger offensively than they anticipated and created another chance in 68 minutes but Hector Moreno could not take advantage of his chance to convert.
4. Monterrey – Portland Timbers
The Timbers will play their inaugural League Cup match and second game of a doubleheader against Monterrey at Providence Park, in their inaugural year of existence. Starting the year with 12-5-6 record and sitting sixth in Western Conference table. Giovanni Savarese was appointed manager following Willie Eddy’s departure in 2023.
Tigres UANL was established on the campus of Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon in 1960, becoming one of Liga MX’s most successful clubs over time. They have won two Mexican League Championships and four CONCACAF Champions’ Cup titles to date; known for chainsaw celebrations and Timber Joey as a community servant mascot.
Monterrey’s attack intensified towards the end of the first half, with German Berterame creating an opportunity with an attempted shot from inside the box that went wide. Meanwhile, Timbers defender Zack McGraw was taken down by Andrada and received a yellow card; Portland took advantage of their free kick but had their goal blocked due to fouls by Monterrey players.
