MIAMI, Florida – It will be a rematch of the 2016-17 Concacaf Champions Cup semifinals when the Major League Soccer (MLS) side Vancouver Whitecaps host Tigres of Mexico in the first leg of Round One of the 2024 Champions Cup on Wednesday night at Starlight Stadium in Langford, British Columbia.

On that previous occasion, Tigres collected a 2-0 win at home in the first leg before rallying from an early 1-0 deficit to claim a 2-1 victory in the second leg in Vancouver.

Tigres, Vancouver to renew acquaintances in Champions Cup

A fresh new slate of faces now play for the Whitecaps, who will be out to avenge that defeat from nearly eight years ago. Vancouver are in their fourth Champions Cup and second in a row after reaching the quarterfinals in 2023.

When it comes to the Whitecaps, all eyes are on their dynamic duo in attack, Brian White and Ryan Gauld.

White scored 16 goals during the 2023 MLS season and also had two scores in last season’s Champions Cup Round of 16 win against Real Espana of Honduras.

Meanwhile, Gauld had 11 goals last season in MLS and featured in three Champions Cup matches last year.

Tigres once again boast an immensely dangerous team that is long on Champions Cup experience.

FW Andre-Pierre Gignac has 16 career goals in the Champions Cup in 28 matches, while Luis Quinones has 10 assists and five goals in 24 Champions Cup matches. Gignac was winner of both the Golden Ball and Golden Boot when Tigres claimed their Champions Cup title in 2020.

The Liga MX outfit also have an anchor in goal in the form of Nahuel Guzman, who won the 2020 Golden Glove and has 106 career saves in the Champions Cup.

Vancouver Whitecaps FC (CAN) vs Tigres UANL (MEX)

REF:         JUAN GABRIEL CALDERON (Costa Rica)

AR1:         JUAN CARLOS MORA (Costa Rica)

AR2:         WILLIAM ARRIETA (Costa Rica)

4TH:         KEYLOR HERRERA (Costa Rica)

VAR:        TATIANA GUZMAN (Nicaragua)

VAR1:      BENJAMIN PINEDA (Costa Rica)