Toronto FC has been itching for the opportunity to test itself against the best teams in the region. And the CONCACAF Champions League, the most prestigious club tournament in North America, Central America and the Caribbean, is just the challenge the Reds were craving.
But the Colorado Rapids, the Reds’ round-of-16 opponents, didn’t provide much of a struggle. The Rapids qualified for the tournament as the 2016 Supporters’ Shield runners-up, but they dropped to second-last in the West last season and are in the midst of a total rebuild.
Things should get more interesting in the quarterfinals, which begin next Wednesday at BMO Field with the Mexican side Tigres UANL visiting.