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Timbers to Host Liga MX Side C.F. Monterrey in Round of 32 Match of Leagues Cup 2023

July 31, 2023 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Portland Timbers News Release


PORTLAND, Ore. - The Portland Timbers are set to host LIGA MX side C.F. Monterrey in a Round of 32 match of Leagues Cup 2023 on Friday, Aug. 4 at Providence Park, MLS and LIGA MX announced.

Tickets for the summer tournament will be available for purchase to the general public at 2 p.m. (Pacific) HERE. All matches will be streamed live on MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app in English and Spanish. To cover the match, media credential applications are now open to apply HERE. The deadline for media to apply is today, Monday, July 31 by 3 p.m. (Pacific).

Portland advanced from the West 1 Group in second place with a 2-0 win over San Jose Earthquakes (July 22) and a 2-1 loss against Tigres UANL (July 26), both at Providence Park. Evander and Felipe Mora sealed the win with a goal each against San Jose while Evander tallied the lone goal for the Timbers against Tigres, registering his second goal in the tournament.

Portland is set to face Mexican side C.F. Monterrey for the first time in club history. Portland has faced LIGA MX teams on 11 occasions, including eight friendly matches dating back to 2007, two Concacaf Champions League matches against Club América in May 2021 and July 26's Leagues Cup match against Tigres.

The top two teams from each group, as determined by points, advanced to the Knockout Stage Round of 32. As previously announced by Concacaf, the Leagues Cup 2023 winner will qualify directly for the Concacaf Champions League Round of 16, and the second and third place Clubs will qualify for the Champions League Round One. This is the first official competition in the world to involve two leagues and be sanctioned by their Confederation.

Fans around the world will be able to watch Leagues Cup on MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app, which is available on Apple devices, smart TVs, streaming devices from Roku, Amazon, and Google, game consoles, and the web at ‚ tv.apple.com. In addition, TelevisaUnivision, FOX Sports, TSN and RDS will be the linear broadcast home for select matches in Leagues Cup. The Leagues Cup Final will be available on Univision.

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