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Vancouver Whitecaps FC<\/a>‘s promising start to the 2025 MLS season and blossoming Concacaf Champions Cup<\/a> run may have suffered a major setback when captain Ryan Gauld<\/a> was forced off due to injury in Saturday’s 2-0 win<\/a> over CF Montr\u00e9al<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n While jumping for a ball cleared by Montr\u00e9al defender Aleksandr Guboglo<\/a> in the 19th minute, Gauld \u2013 without contact \u2013 immediately crumbled to the ground.<\/p>\n As BC Place fell silent, Vancouver’s star Designated Player made way for J.C. Ngando<\/a> with an apparent knee injury.<\/p>\n The Whitecaps managed without their Scottish international, improving to a perfect 3W-0L-0D for the first time in club history thanks to goals from Math\u00edas Laborda<\/a> and Tate Johnson<\/a>.<\/p>\n However, Gauld, who has 34g\/43a in 111 MLS appearances, would leave a huge void if he were to miss Wednesday’s CCC Round-of-16 Leg 2 at LIGA MX giants CF Monterrey. The tie is currently level at 1-1 on aggregate<\/a>, with the decisive match set for Estadio Corona in Torre\u00f3n, Mexico.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n