Leagues Cup, the interleague competition between Major League Soccer and Liga MX, kicks off on Tuesday as the Columbus Crew will look to defend their title aas the tournament features a new wrinkle -- only 18 MLS teams and 18 Liga MX teams in their own groups.

The MLS teams have taken a certain advantage, adding more victories over Liga Mx. There are still more than half of the direct duels to be played in the tournament, so the Mexican teams can still reverse this situation.