Cruz Azul head coach Vicente Sanchez was glad to “give back to the people who trusted him” as his side won the Concacaf Champions Cup final.

The Mexican club thrashed the Vancouver Whitecaps 5-0 in the showpiece in Mexico City. They scored four goals before half-time while Angel Sepulveda wrapped up the victory after 50 minutes with his second of the game.

This was Cruz Azul’s seventh Champions Cup win, equalling Club America’s record, and it confirmed their spot in the 2029 Club World Cup.

Despite only joining the club in January, there were rumours of Sanchez already leaving the club. However, the Uruguayan coach said his focus was on repaying the faith shown to him.

Sanchez said: “Giving back to the people who trusted in me is the best thing that can happen. Now, we are giving an international title to Cruz Azul.

“The truth is that I live in today, I’m happy, I don’t think about the future.”

Primer título como DT para Vicente Sánchez pic.twitter.com/AhVdLnC6kU

— Concacaf Champions Cup (@TheChampions) June 2, 2025

MLS side Vancouver, who are currently top of the Western Conference, failed to even register a single shot on target in the match.

Head coach Jesper Sorensen expressed the disappointment from within the dressing room after the result.

“We came with hope and aspiration and ambition, of course, now there’s devastation,” said Jesper Sorensen.

“We made a great tournament. We’ve beaten great teams on our way, but today we couldn’t put on a performance to beat a really good team like Cruz Azul; that’s how sometimes it is with sports.

“I feel sorry for the players… to win we needed our best performance, and today it was quite the opposite. Cruz Azul was just better in every aspect.”