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Real Salt Lake was greeted by about 60 fans when they landed at Million Air Terminal on Thursday at 4:45 p.m. The Major League Soccer team returned from a 2-2 tie Wednesday against Mexican champions Monterrey in the first leg of the CONCACAF Champions League Final.
The second leg of the final is scheduled for April 27 at Rio Tinto Stadium. A victory or a 0-0 or 1-1 draw will propel RSL to the FIFA Club World Cup in Japan later this year.
Fans gathered at a hangar to greet the team as it returned to Utah. Several players stopped to sign autographs for the crowd. Below is video of the event (which may be interrupted briefly by an ad.