Real Salt Lake To Play Liga MX’s León In Leagues Cup Round Of 32
Aug 2, 2023, 1:28 PM
RSL vs. NYCFC at America First Field on June 10, 2023 (Photo by Kyle Ireland, KSL Sports)
(Photo by Kyle Ireland, KSL Sports)
SALT LAKE CITY – Real Salt Lake will continue its Leagues Cup 2023 run in the round of 32 against Club León on Thursday.
The winner will go on to face off against either LAFC or FC Juárez in the round of 16.
— Leagues Cup (@LeaguesCup) August 1, 2023
Real Salt Lake, León Preview
Real Salt Lake went 1-1 in the group stage. They beat Seattle 3-0 in game one and then got a taste of their own medicine with a 3-0 loss to Liga MX club Monterrey.
Club León went 2-0 in the group stage. They beat Vancouver with penalty kicks and moved past the LA Galaxy in game two, 1-0.
León is the reigning CONCACAF Champions. They defeated LAFC 3-1 to claim the first CONCACAF title in club history.
Time for the reigning CONCACAF Champs#RSLvLEO | #LeaguesCup2023
— Real Salt Lake (@realsaltlake) August 2, 2023
RSL’s loss to CF Monterrey was the club’s first loss in over a month. Monterrey is ranked as the No. 1 club in Liga MX while León is ranked seventh. RSL will look to get back on track in front of the home fans.
León currently sits in 11th in Liga MX with a record of 1-2. Real Salt Lake holds the MLS Western Conference’s 3-seed with a record of 10-7-7.
Real Salt Lake and León will face off for the fifth time in the club’s history on Thursday.
Hey guys, meet Club León. #RSLvLEO | #LeaguesCup2023 pic.twitter.com/0Vhe3CnXaF
— Real Salt Lake (@realsaltlake) August 2, 2023
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