Cruz Azul square off against Montreal in the first leg of the CONCACAF Champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday.The hosts overcame Canadian side Forge 4-1 on aggregate in the round of 16 fixtures and face Montreal, a Canadian side that plays in the MLS. The visitors overturned a 1-0 deficit from the first leg of the round of 16 to secure a 3-1 win on aggregate over Liga MX side Santos Laguna.In terms of recent form, the hosts have taken a hit in recent fixtures, with two losses in their last three games. Montreal are also winless in their two MLS games so far.Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League@TheChampionsScotiabank Concacaf Champions League is back this week! Which matchups are you watching this week? 🍿 #SCCL2210:30 AM · Mar 7, 2022820123Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League is back this week! Which matchups are you watching this week? 🍿 #SCCL22 https://t.co/greGHwvW9YCruz Azul vs Montreal Head-to-HeadThough both sides have experience of going against clubs from MLS and Liga MX respectively, this will be the first competitive meeting between the two sides.Cruz Azul form guide (all competitions): L-D-L-W-WMontreal form guide (all competitions): L-L-W-LCruz Azul vs Montreal Team NewsCruz AzulThe hosts will have three players ruled out of the first leg with injuries. As per the latest reports, Ignacio Rivero and Alejandro Mayorga have recovered from their ailments and are in contention to start here.Julio César Domínguez, Rómulo Otero, and Christian Tabó remain sidelined with injuries and will have to wait until the second leg to make a difference in the continental competition.CRUZ AZUL@CruzAzulEnfocados en @TheChampions 3:09 AM · Mar 8, 2022276983Enfocados en @TheChampions 🔜 https://t.co/YuTQGxF9tBInjured: Julio César Domínguez, Rómulo Otero, Christian TabóDoubtful: NoneSuspended: NoneMontreal The visiting side travel to Mexico City with three confirmed absentees. Samuel Piette is out with an ankle injury. Mason Toye is a long-term absentee with a thigh injury, while Ahmed Hamdi is another key absentee with an ankle injury.Injured: Mason Toye, Ahmed Hamdi, Samuel PietteDoubtful: NoneSuspended: NoneCruz Azul vs Montreal Predicted XICruz Azul Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): José de Jesús Corona (GK); Alejandro Mayorga, Pablo Aguilar, Luis Abram, Juan Escobar; Érik Lira, Rafael Baca; Uriel Antuna, Santiago Giménez, Carlos Alberto Rodríguez; Bryan AnguloMontreal Predicted XI (3-4-3): Sebastian Breza (GK); Zachary Brault-Guillard, Joel Waterman, Gabriele Corbo; Rida Zouhir, Mathieu Choinière, Victor Wanyama, Lassi Lappalainen; Joaquin Torres, Romell Quioto, Đorđe MihailovićCruz Azul vs Montreal PredictionThe hosts have scored regularly in Liga MX but a win has eluded them in recent outings. Montreal, on the other hand, have conceded four goals and scored just one in two MLS fixtures.Given the current form of both sides, it is unlikely that the game will have a lot of goals. A low-scoring draw seems to be the likely outcome here.Prediction: Cruz Azul 1-1 Montreal