The Seattle Sounders are taking on Liga MX’s Club León on Tuesday in Leg One of the Concacaf Champions League quarterfinals. Here is everything you need to know:
WHEN AND WHERE: Kickoff is at 7:06 p.m. PT at Lumen Field (TICKETS). Leg Two will be played at Estadio León next Thursday, March 17, at 5:30 p.m. PT.
WHERE TO WATCH: The match will be televised on FS1 and TUDN.
WHERE TO LISTEN: The match will air on iHeart Radio.
HOW THEY GOT HERE: The Sounders defeated Honduras’ F.C. Motagua 5-0 on aggregate in the Round of 16, while León defeated Guatemala’s C.D. Guastatoya 3-0 on aggregate.
HOW THEY ENTER: The Sounders enter Tuesday off back-to-back losses to open the MLS season, most recently falling 1-0 on the road at Real Salt Lake. Through nine matches in the Liga MX Clausura, León is fourth in the table with 15 points and come into Tuesday off a 1-0 win over FC Juárez.
LA REVANCHA: The Sounders will be looking for revenge against León after the Mexican side defeated Seattle 3-2 in the Leagues Cup Final in Las Vegas last September. The Sounders jumped out to a 1-0 lead early in the second half behind a Cristian Roldan opener, but then conceded three unanswered. Nicolas Benezet added a consolation tally for Seattle in the second minute of stoppage time.
MANAGERIAL BATTLE: Sounders Head Coach Brian Schmetzer will look to get the better of his counterpart Ariel Holan, the 61-year-old Argentine who joined León from Brazilian club Santos last May and coached León to the Leagues Cup title.
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Come watch the Rave Green take on Liga MX powerhouse Club León in the Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League Quarterfinals tonight!
PLAYER TO WATCH: Forward Víctor Dávila leads León with 11 goals in 32 appearances in the 2021-22 Apertura and Clausura seasons. He came on as a substitute this past weekend in Liga MX play, as he’ll likely get the start on Tuesday in Seattle.
REINFORCEMENTS: Sounders Head Coach Brian Schmetzer heavily rotated his lineup over the weekend in anticipation of Tuesday’s CCL match as well. Captain Nicolás Lodeiro didn’t travel to rest for Tuesday, while Cristian Roldan, Jordan Morris, Yeimar and Nouhou all began on the bench and entered as second-half substitutes against RSL.
CONGESTED SCHEDULE: The Sounders will have to be prepared for five matches in 16 days, with a home MLS match against the LA Galaxy sandwiched in between the two CCL legs and a road date at high-flying Austin FC three days after the return match in Mexico.
