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CONCACAF has confirmed the dates for the opening round of its 2019 Champions League.
For New York Red Bulls fans, that means confirmation of the date RBNY will be playing Atletico Pantoja in Dominican Republic: February 20. The second leg will be at Red Bull Arena on February 27. The matches will be RBNY’s first competitive outings of the 2019 season. The winner of the series will advance to play either Honduras’ Marathon or LigaMX’s Santos Laguna.
NEWS: @NewYorkRedBulls @TheChampions Round of 16 Matchup Set
— New York Red Bulls (@NewYorkRedBulls) December 19, 2018
➡️ https://t.co/RvUhaFCXyz#SCCL2019 | #RBNY pic.twitter.com/zAmDobZENO
The first leg is expected to be played at Estadio Cibao in Santiago, Dominican Republic.
El miércoles 20 de febrero, en el Estadio Cibao FC, @atleticopantoja recibe a @NewYorkRedBulls . El miércoles 27 de febrero, partido de vuelta en el Red Bull Arena de Harrison, New Jersey. https://t.co/LVsw62tPfQ
— Balompié Dominicano (@balompiedom) December 19, 2018
For Red Bulls fans not flying to Dominican Republic, expect to find the first leg broadcast on Univision Deportes and Yahoo Sports. CONCACAF Go will also be streaming games.
In other news from the CONCACAF Champions League schedule confirmation, Atlanta United has announced that Soccer City, USA will be moving to Kennesaw, GA, because the Home of American Soccer, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, will be preoccupied with monster trucks.
#ATLUTD #CCL dates are announced. Home game won't be at #TheBenzhttps://t.co/BBmaI3WqnE#MLS
— Doug Roberson (@DougRobersonAJC) December 19, 2018