Like many of us expected, Montreal could not find enough in its decimated 2020 panel to overcome the first leg deficit from 268 days ago.
That opening sentence in itself tells the tale of an inordinate season, when it takes so long to complete a two-legged tie and where you lose one leg with your best team and win the other when heavily depleted.
On the evidence presented last evening, Montreal Impact has missed a huge opportunity in 2020 to reach its second-ever CONCACAF Champions League semi-final. Instead Olimpia now prepares for their first.