FC Cincinnati once again has a winnable CONCACAF Champions Cup series against a Mexican league giant on its hands.

Pavel Bucha scored an early goal for FC Cincinnati, which played to a 1-1 draw against visiting Tigres UANL on Tuesday in the opening leg of a CONCACAF Champions Cup round of 16 series. After Bucha put the hosts ahead in the third minute,

Cincinnati jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the 3rd minute with Pavel Bucha scoring his competition co-leading third goal of the Champions Cup.

In 2018, Tiges lost 2-1 at Toronto in Leg 1 of their quarterfinal, then could only pull off a 3-2 victory at home in Leg 2 as the Reds advanced on away goals. They also hosted Leg 2 of that Columbus series, in which both legs finished 1-1 before the Crew's penalty kick triumph.

The Concacaf Champions Cup round-of-16 first-legs are upon us, and there are some mouthwatering ties to sink our teeth into. Here is what has gone down so far Tuesday evening.Tigres earn hard-fought

The Tigres UANL from Mexican soccer are kicking off the era of their new coach, the Argentine Guido Pizarro, with a visit this Tuesday to the American Cincinnati in the first leg of the Concacaf Champions League round of 16.