The second edition of the SuperLiga Tournament pitting the best teams in MLS and the best from Mexico is set to kick off tonight with a pair of juicy match-ups. D.C. United, the hottest team in MLS, plays host to Chivas de Guadalara at RFK Stadium, while defending MLS champion Houston faces Mexican champion Atlante at Robertson Stadium.
There is plenty of excitement surrounding this year’s tournament after the success of the inaugural event. Who doesn’t remember Pachuca’s dramatic penalty kick shootout win against the LA Galaxy in last year’s final?
This year’s tournament promises to be even more intense as Mexican clubs look to do better than they did last year, when Pachuca was the only Mexican club to reach the semifinals.
Here is a closer look at the schedule as well as some marquee match-ups:
Here is the tournament schedule for the group stages:
- TONIGHT
- Chivas de Guadalajara at D.C. United, 8pm, Telefutura
- Atlante at Houston Dynamo, 10pm, Telefutura
- SUNDAY
- Santos Laguna at New England Revolution, 8pm, Telefutura
- Pachuca at Chivas USA, 10pm, Telefutura
- TUESDAY
- Atlanta at D.C. United, 8pm, Telefutura
- Chivas de Guadalajara at Houston Dynamo, 10pm, Telefutura
- WEDNESDAY
- Pachuca at New England Revolution, 8pm, Telefutura
- Santos Laguna at Chivas USA, 10pm, Telefutura
- SATURDAY, July 19
- Houston Dynamo at D.C. United, 8pm, Telefutura
- Chivas de Guadalajara vs. Atlante (at Buck Shaw Stadium, Santa Clara), 10pm, Telefutura
- SUNDAY, July 20
- New England Revolution at Chivas USA (at Titan Stadium, Fullerton)
- Pachuca vs. Santos Lagu