Five Reasons Why Real Salt Lake Will Win the CONCACAF Champions League Title
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Monday, 25 April 2011 09:48

Real Salt Lake gets ready to take on Monterrey for the second time in a week in the final leg of the CONCACAF Champions League on Wednesday night.

Real Salt Lake comes into the match having already made United States soccer history by becoming the first Major League Soccer team to play in the finals, rank in the top 25 of the World Club Rankings, and be one of a few teams to earn a draw in a match played in Mexico.

This all important second leg will be a home match played at Rio Tinto Stadium in Utah.

The first leg of this series ended in a 2-2 draw, which gives Real Salt Lake the first tiebreaker advantage with 2 goals on the road. At the end of the second leg, all goals scored are added together and the Champion is determined by the total number of goals.

For Real Salt Lake to become the Champions and advance to the FIFA World Club Championship in Japan, they must:

Win the match by any score Play to a draw of either 0-0, or 1-1 (They would advance due to the two road goals scored in the first leg)

Real Salt Lake will not become the Champions or advance if they:

Lose the match Play to a draw of 3-3 or more

In the event of a draw with the score of 2-2, the two teams will begin the overtime process to determine the winner.

The following slides will outline reasons why Real Salt Lake will be victorious and win the CONCACAF Champions League crown.

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