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

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.

As the game hit its dramatic finale, Columbus Crew pushed everyone forward in a bid for an aggregate equalizer. That's when the dagger was thrust. Cengiz Ünder took advantage of a turnover in midfield and created a chance for Denis Bouanga, who ran behind the defense and finished with clinical accuracy, booking LAFC's place in the quarterfinals.

The team takes a commanding three-goal lead into the second leg of their series on Tuesday night in Columbus, putting a quarterfinal berth well within reach.

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).