{"id":32636,"date":"2021-04-16T12:00:50","date_gmt":"2021-04-16T16:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/?p=32636"},"modified":"2021-04-17T14:06:59","modified_gmt":"2021-04-17T18:06:59","slug":"cf-montreal-vs-toronto-fc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/2021\/04\/16\/cf-montreal-vs-toronto-fc\/","title":{"rendered":"CF Montr\u00e9al vs Toronto FC: MLS Season Opening Weekend Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"

CF Montr\u00e9al vs Toronto FC<\/a> is one of the many games played on the MLS season-opening weekend. This game will take place three days after TFC\u2019s Concacaf Champions League game against Club Le\u00f3n. The game will take place at Inter Miami CF Stadium in Fort Lauderdale and will count as a Montreal home game.<\/p>\n

The CF Montr\u00e9al vs Toronto FC MLS Season Game Preview<\/h2>\n

CF Montr\u00e9al<\/h3>\n

Last year, the Montreal Impact (now Club de Foot Montr\u00e9al) made the MLS Cup Playoffs for the first time since 2016. However, they would lose to the New England Revolution in the MLS play-in playoff game. There were also eliminated by Honduras-based side Olimpia in the 2020 Concacaf Champions League. Since then, they have lost Thierry Henry as head coach due to personal reasons.\u00a0 However, they now have Wilfried Nancy as head coach<\/a>. From 2016 to early March of this year, Nancy was the assistant coach of the Impact.<\/p>\n

Montreal had two preseason games before their BMO Derby match against Toronto. In those two games, they lost 0-2 against Tormenta on April 8 and won 5-1 against the Tampa Bay Rowdies on April 10. Nancy was pleased with the progress Montreal made with their previous game against the Rowdies:<\/p>\n

\u201cYesterday we were good defensively, had the desire to move forward & press the opponent. Good spirit in difficult conditions. With the ball, we were cohesive. Yesterday I told the guys I was happy with what I\u2019ve seen so far.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

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Romell Quioto nomm\u00e9 Joueur par excellence, @binksy6_<\/a> Joueur d\u00e9fensif de l'ann\u00e9e 2020 >>> https:\/\/t.co\/4obSTn785s<\/a><\/p>\n

Romell Quioto named season MVP, Binks named Defensive Player of the Year >>> https:\/\/t.co\/RY8BNuN8WS<\/a>#IMFC<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/5WIZfXZo5D<\/a><\/p>\n

— CF Montr\u00e9al (@cfmontreal) December 18, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n