MLS entered 10 teams -- the maximum -- in the 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup. Seven survived the first round, but it is already down to just four teams still alive after three were eliminated on Tuesday

After nearly pulling off a comeback in the second leg of the two-game, round-of-16 series against Los Angeles FC, the Crew were eliminated 4-2 on aggregate (overall goals within series).

Columbus Crew put themselves in a goal-less hole going into the second leg of the round of 16 series vs LAFC in Champions Cup.

Facing a three-goal deficit on aggregate, the Crew fell short in their comeback attempt against Los Angeles FC in the round of 16 of the CONCACAF Champions Cup. While Columbus scored two goals in the second leg Tuesday at Lower.

LAFC has lost three straight showdowns with the Crew, including a pair of title games, going into the opener of their two-leg Round of 16 matchup on Tuesday night at BMO Stadium.

The Crew-LAFC Champions Cup series begins in Los Angeles in Tuesday before moving to Lower.com Field for the second leg on March 11. The series will be determined by aggregate goals, with the team who records the most goals in the series advancing to the quarterfinals.