Although contested in less-than-ideal conditions and marred, again, by antics and controversy, the conclusion of the 2020 Concacaf Champions League nevertheless demonstrated the competition’s potential.
The clubs and players involved wanted to win. MLS teams showed that, at full fitness and on neutral ground, they were equal to their Liga MX counterparts, taking three of the five games between the leagues inside the Orlando bubble. And the final itself between Los Angeles FC and Tigres UANL produced a riveting 90 minutes of soccer, during which the third-year MLS side came close to upending Mexico’s team of the decade.