Concacaf Confirms Champions Cup Semifinal Schedule

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Concacaf has confirmed the schedule for the 2024 Concacaf Champions Cup semifinals.

The two home-and-away series will take place on April 23 and 24 and April 30 and May 1 and will determine the competition’s finalists.

The Concacaf Champions Cup 59th edition, revamped to include 27 clubs and five rounds, kicked off in February with Round One, followed by the Round of 16 in March and the Quarterfinals in the first two weeks of April.

The four clubs that have advanced to the Semifinals are CF Monterrey (MEX), CF Pachuca (MEX), Club America (MEX), and Columbus Crew (USA).

In the quarterfinal matches, on Tuesday, April 9, the reigning MLS champions, Columbus Crew, advanced to their first Concacaf Champions Cup semifinal after defeating Tigres UANL 4-3 on penalties – the series ended 2-2 on aggregate.

Later that night, Club America moved on to its eighth Champions Cup semifinal appearance with a 5-2 win at home over the New England Revolution 9-2 on aggregate.

The following day, CF Pachuca and CF Monterrey secured a spot in the penultimate round of the competition with home wins over CS Herediano and Inter Miami CF, respectively.

CF Pachuca edged the Costa Rican club 2-1 at Estadio Hidalgo 7-1 on aggregate, and CF Monterrey defeated Inter Miami CF 3-1 at Estadio BBVA – 5-2 on aggregate.

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