The Aztexan

The inaugural year of the CONCACAF Champions League continues on, with group-stage play wrapping up today through Thursday.

Focusing on teams from U.S. leagues (MLS and USL-1), we have two games today (Tues. Oct. 28).

First, El Salvador's L.A. Firpo play their first game against the Houston Dynamo (their September match was postponed by Hurricane Ike, and will be played on Nov. 26). Kickoff is 9:00 PM CT, televised only on Fox Soccer Channel (FSC).

Today also sees Mexico's Atlante vs. the Montreal Impact, both of which have already secured their spot in the quarterfinals. This game also starts at 9:00 PM CT. It will be televised live on ESPN International and Galavision (channel 76 on Time Warner in Austin), and delayed until midnight on FSC.

Tomorrow (Wed. Oct. 29) the action continues for U.S. league teams. USL-1 champions Puerto Rico Islanders play Panama's Tauro FC at 7:00 PM CT on ESPN Int'l (or delayed on FSC at 10:00 PM CT). A win for the Islanders sees them through for sure; a draw might do it, too.

Last but not least, poor DC United has to play Honduras' CD Marathón. Coming into the game with only one sorry point after 5 games, and having just missed the MLS playoffs, I doubt they'll have much invested in this game. But who knows? You can find out yourself starting at 7:00 PM CT on FSC or ESPN Int'l.

Actually, I think if I were Fox Soccer, I'd swap tomorrow's games and show the more meaningful Puerto Rico-Tauro match live, and delay the DC-Marathón game.

As usual, Wikipedia has good details, tables, etc. For complete TV listings, including the games I didn't mention, see the CONCACAF TV page and the Fox Soccer schedule.

Update: results:
LA Firpo 1-1 Houston
Atlante 2-1 Montreal (both advance)
DC United 2-4 Marathón (DC eliminated, Marathón advances)
Tauro FC 2-2 Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico advances)

Labels: CONCACAF, MLS, USL-1