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The Mexican aspect superior to the knockout rounds after their 4-0 thrashing of Japan’s Urawa Red Diamonds on Wednesday, with the win securing second place in Group E behind Inter Milan.
WHY IT’S IMPORTANT
Monterrey, who’ve gained the CONCACAF Champions Cup 5 instances since 2011, will probably be celebrating the eightieth anniversary of the membership’s formation on Saturday.
They completed second in Group E after choosing up their first win of the competitors towards Urawa having drawn with each Inter Milan and Argentina’s River Plate.
KEY QUOTES
Monterrey coach Domenec Torrent: “Our subsequent sport, we all know it’s extremely onerous. They’re one other European group that has gained numerous issues, numerous prizes and tournaments and championships in Germany and in Europe.
“We’ve seen them earlier than and no less than I’ve a reference of what we’re dealing with.
“They are very sound. It’s not precisely the identical as Inter Milan, but it surely’s very comparable so we’ll see what occurs with our gamers, as a result of a few of them have been on the bench – however we are able to make use of them – and one other participant had a chilly.
“Each sport, for me, is sort of a sport of chess, simply to see how the opponent is transferring the gamers and the way we are able to do it. Basically, step-by-step.
“We are going to have three or four days to prepare for this new game, which is excellent for us to showcase our football to the world, Mexican football and Monterrey football.”
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