Buffs travelled to Brazil for the Champions League QF 1st leg on the back of a sore loss in the league.

There was, on paper, a large advantage to Buffs FC in quality terms. With the home manager having viewed Buffs games recently, they emerged in 4-3-3. Buffs switched things round opting for a 4-1-3W-2, with a little experimental shift to
4-3W-3 for the last 20 or so minutes.

The following happened.

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