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Five Things: What to know ahead of Thursday's monumental visit to Monterrey

Five Things is a weekly series on SportingKC.com that highlights the top storylines, players to watch and matchday programming ahead of each game throughout the season.

A gargantuan test awaits Thursday as Sporting Kansas City ventures south of the border to meet Mexican side CF Monterrey in the first leg of the 2019 Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League Semifinals. Kickoff at the world-class Estadio BBVA Bancomer is set for 9 p.m. CT with live coverage available on YahooSports.com, the Yahoo Sports app, Univision Deportes, Sports Radio 810 WHB and ESPN Deportes KC 1480 AM.