Champions League: 5 takeaways from Toronto FC’s draw at the Estadio León

Toronto FC fought back from a goal down to secure a 1-1 away draw against Club León in the CONCACAF Champions League Round of 16 first leg.

The tie is still far from over, but a Pozuelo-less Toronto squad put up an inspiring performance against a León side who have played 19 more games since TFC’s last competitive outing in November 2020.

With lots to look forward to ahead of next week’s second leg at the Osceola County Stadium, here are five important takeaways from TFC’s impressive first leg result.

The away goal may be the difference

Erickson Gallardo’s deflected effort resulted in an own-goal by León defender Andres Mosquera that not only levelled the score, but also gave TFC a vital away goal in the context of the tie.