When the starting lineup was unveiled for the Columbus Crew season opener against D.C. United one name was conspicuously absent.

That name was Robbie Rogers.

Young midfielder Dilly Duka was given the start in place of Rogers and the development left Rogers visibly frustrated.

RSL hopes to make history in the CCL. (Getty Images)

You hear that? It's the sounds of Major League Soccer returning for a night. No we're not talking MLS preseason here, its all about the CONCACAF Champions League as Real Salt Lake travels east to face the Columbus Crew in the first leg of their quarterfinal battle.

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Real Salt Lake and the Columbus Crew will play their first meaningful game in almost four months when Crew Stadium opens its doors for the first leg of their CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal.

The Crew isn't being given much of a chance, considering the offseason moves the team has made and the amount of injuries that have piled up during the MLS preseason.

By JOSE M. ROMERO

Real Salt Lake is set for a sudden start to its 2011 season with Tuesday's CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal first leg against the Columbus Crew (8 p.m., Fox Soccer Channel).

Its preseason training abbreviated by its CCL obligations, Real Salt Lake's need for its players to start training camp in shape and with a sense of familiarity was that much more important.

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Robert Warzycha and the Crew ... he says playoffs are a realistic goal. But I wonder.

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PHOENIX, Ariz.

For those outside Seattle and Toronto who can consider the Columbus Crew in a context other than what city you think the team needs to relocate to, there's been quite an upheaval at Ohio Fairgrounds Soccer Park this winter. Technical Director Brian Bliss and Coach Robert Warzycha have taken the torch to the Crew's roster, leaving only 10 players from the 2008 Championship team.