{"id":30339,"date":"2026-04-16T06:54:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T06:54:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/16\/tigres-advance-to-concacaf-champions-cup-semifinals-despite-losing-3-1-to-sounders\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T06:54:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T06:54:32","slug":"tigres-advance-to-concacaf-champions-cup-semifinals-despite-losing-3-1-to-sounders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/16\/tigres-advance-to-concacaf-champions-cup-semifinals-despite-losing-3-1-to-sounders\/","title":{"rendered":"Tigres advance to CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinals despite losing 3-1 to Sounders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>SEATTLE (AP) \u2014 The UANL Tigres lost the game but won the series on away goals Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Albert Rusnak scored twice and the Seattle Sounders won 3-1. <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">tigress<\/span>but Tigress moved forward <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">CONCACAF Champions Cup<\/span> Semi-finals.<\/p>\n<p>Rusnak put the home side ahead in the 11th minute and added another goal in the 82nd minute, with Danny Musovski scoring in the 49th minute. Tigres won the first leg 2-0 with Joaqu\u00edn Pereira scoring in the 31st minute.<\/p>\n<p>In the CONCACAF Champions Cup, the tiebreaker was played on away goals, so Mexico won.<\/p>\n<p>Tigres aims to win the Champions Cup for the second time since 2020. <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">nashville sc<\/span>defeated Club America on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<h2>Paulinho leads Toluca<\/h2>\n<p>Portuguese striker Joao D\u00edaz Fern\u00e1ndez Paulinho scored two goals in six second-half minutes as Toluca FC advanced to the semifinals with a 3-0 victory over Los Angeles Galaxy on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Jesus Gallardo opened the scoring in the 10th minute, with Paulinho scoring in the 58th and 64th minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Toluca, who have won consecutive championships in Mexico, will advance to the semifinals for the sixth time and will face LAFC.<\/p>\n<p>Paulinho, 33, was recently called up for Portugal&#8217;s friendlies against Mexico and the United States, where he scored five goals in a series that finished 7-2 on aggregate.<\/p>\n<p>    ___<\/p>\n<p>AP Soccer: <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/soccer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/sounders-tigres-toluca-la-galaxy-concacaf-90674f50d121e8b6c213ee8e3953e9e4\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SEATTLE (AP) \u2014 The UANL Tigres lost the game but won the series on away goals Wednesday. 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