Quick thoughts before FC Dallas and Pachuca

Staff Photographer FC Dallas forward Cristian Colman (9) heads the ball over Pachuca defender Jorge Hernandez (16) during the first half of the CONCACAF Champions League semifinal at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas on March 15, 2017. FC Dallas won the game 2-1. (Nathan Hunsinger/The Dallas Morning News)In just a bit FC Dallas will hit the field up in Pachuca, at almost 8000ft elevation. That fact is why the team has been in Mexico for the last week. Trying to acclimate to the conditions and it should prove helpful in a place where the home team hasn't lost in their last 29 home games. Pachuca is also on a bit of slump of sorts, no wins in their last three. If there's a MLS team prepared and constructed to do this, it's Oscar Pareja's Huntmen. Just a few thoughts before kickoff.

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