Few soccer fans need an introduction to Monterrey: four-time league champions, three-time Copa MX winners, three-time Concacaf Champions League holders. So it’s safe to say this this is the biggest opponent Atlanta United has gone up against in its short history.
As the scene shifts from Washington, D.C., to Nuevo Leon for Atlanta’s match against Monterrey in the first leg of the CCL quarterfinals, I had a chance to catch up with Pete Schlenker from FMF State of Mind, our sister site that covers everything Mexican football, to help us dive into what to expect from the home side.