Real Salt Lake on the brink of history

"At the beginning of this tournament I'm sure not many Mexican teams or other teams around the tournament would've circled us and said 'Oh man we don't want to play them.' We've showed everyone we're a good team and we deserve to be here," he said.

RSL is 6-2-3 in its 11 Champions League games thus far, while Monterrey is still unbeaten with an impressive 8-0-3 record.

Game information

Real Salt Lake vs. C.F. Monterrey

Today, 8 p.m. Rio Tinto Stadium

TV: Fox Soccer Channel, Telefutura

Radio: 700 AM, 1600 AM, 570 AM, 106.1 FM

Team by team comparison

C.F. Monterrey

Nickname: Rayados (the striped ones)

Founded: 1945

League: Primera Division of Mexico

Location: Monterrey, Mexico

Population: 4,080,329

Elevation: 1,762 feet

Stadium: Estadio Tecnologico (32, 864)

Owner(s): FEMSA (Mexico's largest bottling company

Trophies: Mexico 1986, Clausura 2003, Apertura 2009, Copa Mexico 1991, InterLiga 2010, CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup 1993

Real Salt Lake

Nickname: Claret and Cobalt

Founded: 2004

League: Major League Soccer

Location: Salt Lake City

Population: 1,124,197

Elevation: 4,226 feet

Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium (20,000

Owners: SPC Worldwide, Dave Checketts, Dell Loy Hansen

Trophies: MLS Cup 2009

Cup-winning scenarios

RSL tied Monterrey 2-2 last week in Mexico. That score will be added to tonight's score. Goals scored on the road are used as a tiebreaker.

RSL will win the cup with a:

RSL victory

0-0 or 1-1 tie

Monterrey will win the cup with a:

Monterrey victory

3-3 or greater tie

Tonight's game will be sent to extra time and possibly a penalty kick shootout with a 2-2 tie.

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