Wilfried Nancy made it a goal of his when joining Columbus Crew in 2023 to improve the team's mindset, and record, on the road.

Columbus Crew have been away from official competition since the MLS Cup first round, but have been on the field during preseason.

The Crew-LAFC Champions Cup series begins in Los Angeles in Tuesday before moving to Lower.com Field for the second leg on March 11. The series will be determined by aggregate goals, with the team who records the most goals in the series advancing to the quarterfinals.

Having suffered a humiliating playoff first-round exit to the New York Red Bulls, the Columbus Crew have kicked off their league campaign in scintillating form with a 4-2 triumph over Columbus Crew on the opening weekend, which preceded a 1-0 victory over New England Revolution.

The Columbus Crew is gearing up for a familiar face-off against Los Angeles FC in the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16.

The Columbus Crew concluded last season with a club record of nine wins and 34 goals on the road, marking a significant turnaround for the team.

LAFC has lost three straight showdowns with the Crew, including a pair of title games, going into the opener of their two-leg Round of 16 matchup on Tuesday night at BMO Stadium.

Denis Bouanga scores twice and Nathan Ordaz adds a goal as LAFC ends a three-match losing streak to the Crew with a 3-0 victory in the first leg of their Round of 16 series, which concludes next

The Crew were 2-0 against ... The victory highlighted Columbus' significant improvement in road performances last season. From the moment Wilfried Nancy replaced Porter ahead of the 2023 season ...

On Nov. 3, Columbus was knocked out of the first ... "To be honest, I haven’t watched the game," Crew coach Wilfried Nancy. "I’m going to talk with the players, not about the performance ...

"To be honest, I haven’t watched the game," Crew coach Wilfried Nancy. "I’m going to talk with the players, not about the performance, more about what we can learn from that." Columbus Crew ...