Atlanta United advanced to the CONCACAF Champions League quarter-finals on Tuesday night with a 3-0 win over Honduran club Motagua, winning 4-1 on aggregate after a 1-1 draw in Honduras last week. Gonzalo ‘Pity’ Martinez, who was selected for the tournament’s Best XI after the first week, scored two goals and assisted the third, which was scored by Josef Martinez.
Frank de Boer lined Atlanta up in a 3-4-2-1 formation, a change from last week’s 4-3-3. This variance resulted from Jake Mulraney’s ability to play in the U.S. (Visa issues restrict Mulraney to playing stateside for now), as well as Brooks Lennon’s fitness.