Champions League update: Recap

09/26/2008 11:46 AM by Cris Cruz

With all of this week’s CONCACAF Champions League matches played, several teams established themselves as early front-runners to advance to the next round of the region’s most important tournament.

In D.C. United’s group, Marathon took the top spot with the 2-0 win against the Black-and-Red. Group A also saw Cruz Azul thrash Saprissa 4-0 on Tuesday night.

Wednesday night, UNAM defeated Firpo to take Group B’s top spot. The other MLS representative, the Houston Dynamo, played a scoreless draw with Panama's San Francisco to earn a road point.

Group C saw Impact de Montreal and Atlante play to a scoreless tie and put themselves atop the group, while Olimpia topped Joe Public 3-1.

The Puerto Rico Islanders continued their surprising run Tuesday night by defeating reigning Mexican Clausura champions Santos Laguna 3-1, giving the Islanders the early lead in the Group D standings. Last night, Tauro defeated Municipal 2-1.

Here are the updated group standings:

Group A

CD Marathon (HON) 2-0-0, 6 pts.

Cruz Azul (MEX) 1-1-0, 3 pts.

Saprissa (CRC) 1-1-0, 3 pts.

D.C. United 0-2-0, 0 pts.

Group B

Pumas UNAM (MEX) 1-0-1, 4 pts.

San Francisco FC (PAN) 0-0-2, 2 pts.

Houston Dynamo (USA) 0-0-1, 1 pts.

CD Luis Angel Firpo (SLV) 0-1-0, 0 pts.

Group C