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Match Preview: New York Aims for Bounce Back in Leg Two of SCCL

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New York Red Bulls vs. CD Guadalajara
Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League Semifinals Leg Two
Red Bull Arena – Harrison, New Jersey
Tuesday, April 10, 2018 – 8 p.m. ET
Univision Deportes, go90, New York Red Bulls Radio
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Game Notes vs. Chivas

Aggregate: Chivas lead 1-0




HARRISON, N.J. (April 6, 2018) – Down 1-0 in the two-legged Scotiabank Concacaf Champios League Semifinal, the New York Red Bulls will look to bounce back against Club Deportivo Guadalajara in Leg Two on Tuesday, April 10 at Red Bull Arena. Kickoff is slated for 8 p.m. ET with coverage on Univision Deportes, go90.com and Red Bulls Radio in English on TuneIn.\


New York Red Bulls Radio goes live at 7 p.m. ET with triHonda Countdown to Kickoff, hosted by Matt Harmon and Steve Jolley.







For the Red Bulls to advance to the SCCL final in regulation, New York will have to defeat Guadalajara by two goals. The Red Bulls can force penalty kicks with a 1-0 score line after 90 minutes.


New York will look to defend its home turf and advance in the SCCL final on Tuesday against Chivas. The Red Bulls are unbeaten at Red Bull Arena in Concacaf Champions League play, owning a mark of 5-0-2 all-time. In New York’s previous two home SCCL matches, the Red Bulls have produced five different goal scorers and have held their opponents to just one goal.


Guadalajara comes to Red Bull Arena with a 3-3-1 road record during their Liga MX’s Clausura season. Chivas owns a plus-two goal differential, tallying 10 goals and allowing eight. During their road SCCL matches, Guadalajara defeated Cibao, 2-0, before falling to Seattle Sounders FC, 1-0.


If New York advances to the SCCL final, the Red Bulls will become just the fifth MLS team to reach the finals in league history and the third to do so since the tournament restructure the format in 2008.


New York returns to league play and hosts back-to-back home matches, beginning with Montreal Impact on Saturday, April 14. Kickoff is slated for 1 p.m. ET with coverage on MSG and Red Bulls Radio in English and Spanish on TuneIn.