This Saturday, Vancouver Whitecaps FC welcome Canadian rivals CF Montreal to Rio Tinto Stadium in their third “home” match of the season.
In this edition of “Know thy enemy”, we breakdown three things you need to know about this new-look Montreal side.
ONE TO WATCH
There’s been plenty of turnover and new acquisitions for Montreal during the offseason, with new head coach Wilfred Nancy, many young prospects and MLS talent all entering the fold for the Quebecois side.
But perhaps the most important addition for Montreal has been US international Djordje Mihailovic.
The former Chicago Fire homegrown scored in his debut match against Toronto FC but has also added a creative, attacking bite in Montreal’s defensive 3-5-2 formation.