Philadelphia Union coach Jim Curtin and club captain Alejandro Bedoya both expressed the excitement of representing the city of Philadelphia and MLS against Club América ahead of tonight’s first leg of the Concacaf Champions League semifinals.
“We know it’s an incredible opponent in Club América with a ton of talent,” Curtin said Wednesday, “but our players have worked hard to get here into the final four of this competition. I’ve asked them to dream that we could eventually move on in this competition and play against the champions of Europe.”
The Union enter the first semifinal leg with two wins in the last nine games, including a 3-0 win over Toronto at home in what was the team’s most complete performance in weeks.