The New England Revolution beat Liga MX's Pumas UNAM 3-0 in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal series on Wednesday night at a snowy Gillette Stadium. Early on, both teams struggled to keep control of the ball and find their footing on the snow-covered ground. The elements, however, benefited the Revolution significantly more than their Mexican opponents, as former LA Galaxy player Sebastian Lletget scored in the 19th minute off a pass from reigning MVP winner Carles Gil. When Earl Edwards Jr. made a fantastic point-blank stop in front of the goal, the Revs promptly counterattack upfield and got a second goal after a brilliant chip from Gil sent Adam Buska in on goal, who recovered his rebound after his initial shot was saved. Buska then added the icing to the cake with a stoppage-time goal to round off the home side's outstanding performance in Leg 1.

While Bruce Arena and his team would have liked to score a few more goals after outshooting Pumas 18-8, they'll be happy to have a 3-0 aggregate lead and avoid conceding a critical away goal heading into Leg 2 on March 16 at Estadio Olimpico Universitario in México City. In the semifinals, the series winner will face either CF Montréal or Cruz Azul of Liga MX.

[Photography by ICONIC photographer Cameron Kincheloe]