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MLS: Ranking the 5 CCL teams

By Andrew Dowdeswell

ZAPOPAN, MEXICO - APRIL 25: Players of Toronto FC react after the second leg match of the final between Chivas and Toronto FC as part of CONCACAF Champions League 2018 at Akron Stadium on April 25, 2018 in Zapopan, Mexico. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)
ZAPOPAN, MEXICO - APRIL 25: Players of Toronto FC react after the second leg match of the final between Chivas and Toronto FC as part of CONCACAF Champions League 2018 at Akron Stadium on April 25, 2018 in Zapopan, Mexico. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images) /
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TORONTO, ON – SEPTEMBER 19: Sebastian Giovinco #10 of Toronto FC prepares for a free kick during the first half of the 2018 Campeones Cup Final against Tigres UANL at BMO Field on September 19, 2018 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)
TORONTO, ON – SEPTEMBER 19: Sebastian Giovinco #10 of Toronto FC prepares for a free kick during the first half of the 2018 Campeones Cup Final against Tigres UANL at BMO Field on September 19, 2018 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images) /

4. Toronto FC

Toronto FC made the CCL final last year, eventually falling to Chivas on penalties. It was a heartbreaking loss to cut short a magical run to the final that included wins over Tigres and Club America, two stalwarts of Mexican and CONCACAF football. That team perhaps should have won the final. But they didn’t.

You would think Toronto would not be ranked among the top two given that they made the final last year. But the offseason has been harsh to the 2017 MLS champions, losing their two most influential creative players, Sebastian Giovinco and Victor Vazquez, and failing to replace either of them.

Add in the fact that Jozy Altidore is again injured and will be returning to fitness as the season commences, and you see a team that is a shell of the 2017 and 2018 version. Toronto are still dangerous. They have experience, nous, and an excellent midfield. But their star power is depreciating.

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