This is the fourth consecutive time that an MLS side and a Liga MX side have faced off in a Champions Cup final, and three of those times, the Liga MX side has gone on to lift the championship. With Cruz Azul's dominance, Vancouver never took a shot in the match and was unable to execute their game.

The ever-present debate surrounding whether MLS is finally ready to usurp Liga MX as the leading top-flight competition in North America was resoundingly answered as Cruz Azul crushed Vancouver

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Ángel Sepúlveda scored twice and Cruz Azul routed the Vancouver Whitecaps 5-0 on Sunday to win its seventh CONCACAF Champions Cup. Sepúlveda finished with a tournament-best nine goals.