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Columbus Crew have 2 MLS regular-season matches rescheduled ahead of Champions Cup final
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On Monday, the Crew announced two changes to their MLS regular-season schedule ahead of the CONCACAF Champions Cup final, shifting home matches against the New England Revolution and Seattle Sounders to later in the season.
The league has moved Columbus' match against the Revolution originally scheduled for Wednesday, May 29, to Saturday, Oct. 12. And a game against the Sounders, originally scheduled for Saturday, June 1, will now be held Saturday, Sept. 7.
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Both moves are being made to accommodate the Champions Cup final between the Crew and CF Pachuca on June 1 in Pachuca, Mexico.
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It was previously known that the Seattle match would need to be rescheduled, as the two competitions fell on the same day.
Crew midfielder Darlington Nagbe, right, and his teammates earned a spot in the Champions Cup final by beating Liga MX opponent CF Monterrey.
Rescheduling the New England match, meanwhile, will open up the week ahead of the final for Columbus. It also means that fans will have to wait longer than expected to see former Crew and current Revolution coach Caleb Porter , return to Lower.com Field.
Fans who have already purchased tickets for each match will automatically have those tickets transferred to the new date
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The Crew game on the road against Orlando City SC on Saturday, May 25 will be the last match before the club competes in its first Champions Cup final. Between now and then the Crew will face FC Cincinnati on May 11th in a "Hell is Real" rivalry game at Lower.com Field. Then they will play road games against Montreal on May 15th and Chicago on May 18th.
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This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Columbus Crew games vs New England, Seattle moved for Champions Cup
