There will continue to be blowouts, but the CONCACAF Champions League group stage is looking more competitive than ever, writes Jon Arnold.
MEXICO CITY — Sitting in a stadium where less than a year earlier the team he now manages racked up a goal difference of plus-16 in four CONCACAF Champions League matches, Club America manager Ignacio "Nacho" Ambriz declared that things have changed.
It's not just lip services. Now even Mexican teams have to have a little r-e-s-p-e-c-t for their CCL foes.
To be frank, Bayamon FC didn't really deserve much respect after America pasted it 10-1 in Puerto Rico last year.