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Not to say these teams should be in "panic mode", but they both find themselves in an early must-win situation after the first slate of games in Leagues Cup, which makes the encounter between New York City FC and Club León this Friday at Sports Illustrated Stadium a very interesting one CLUB PK GAME.

NYCFC are coming off a tough loss at home against a Puebla team that created key opportunities and capitalized unlike their opponents. Seymour Reid and Nicolás Fernández Mercau got their first starts of the season and seemed to start creating chemistry little by little on the pitch. However, it was not enough to generate goals and that is something that Pascal Jansen will need to address.

Club León on the other hand, started off the right way with a Rogelio Funes Mori goal after a James Rodríguez cross, but then were dominated by CF Montréal only to fall in a long 14-penalty shootout. Sebastián Santos hit the crossbar to the end game in favor of the home team in sudden death and the Esmeraldas only got one point of the game.

While a team will capture the win after this one, it is important to note that a victory after 90 minutes played means a lot to both squads to secure three important points, because if we reach another shootout from the spot inside the box, the most a team can grab are two points and considering how things are going with the high level of play in the League Cup, it might not be enough for New York City FC or Club León to advance to the knockout stages.