The Seattle Sounders are internet hosting Liga MX’s Tigres on Wednesday in the second leg of their Concacaf Champions Cup quarterfinal matchup. Here is every thing you need to know:
WHEN AND WHERE: Kickoff is at 8:30 p.m. PT at Lumen Field (TICKETS).
WHERE TO WATCH: The match might be accessible to watch on FS1 and TUDN. NOTE: The match will begin on FS2 and the FOX Sports app if the prior Concacaf Champions Cup match is working lengthy on FS1.
2026 CCC FORMAT: Twenty-seven golf equipment from North America, Central America and the Caribbean will play in a event consisting of 5 rounds: Round One, Round of 16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Final. Each spherical up till the last consists of a two-leg sequence utilizing combination scoring to decide a winner. The last might be a single match on May 30.
TIEBREAKERS: If the two groups’ combination rating is tied after two legs, whichever workforce scored extra away targets will advance. If nonetheless tied, two 15-minute further time intervals might be performed with the away targets rule now not in impact. If nonetheless tied, a penalty shootout will decide a winner.
LEG 1 RESULT: Tigres defeated the Sounders 2-0 at Estadio Universitario in Monterrey, Mexico, final Wednesday behind targets from Ozziel Herrera and an personal purpose from Jackson Ragen.
Sounders: A 3-goal win or higher
Tigres: Win, draw, a one-goal loss, or a two-goal loss in the event that they rating
Extra time: A 2-0 Sounders win would ship the match to two 15-minute further time intervals earlier than a penalty shootout, if obligatory.
PATHWAY TO GLOBAL COMPETITION: The winner of the 2026 Concacaf Champions Cup will happen in the 2026 FIFA Intercontinental Cup in addition to earn a berth into the subsequent version of the FIFA Club World Cup in 2029.
Full title: Club Tigres de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo (*101*)ón
Stadium: Estadio Universitario (Capacity: 41,886)
- Concacaf Champions Cup (1)
- Liga MX (8)
- Mexican Cup (3)
Sounders: 2025 Leagues Cup winner
Tigres: 2024-25 Liga MX standings
Sounders: Bye by way of Leagues Cup title, defeated Vancouver Whitecaps 5-1 on combination
Tigres: Defeated Canada’s Forge FC 4-1 on combination, defeated FC Cincinnati 5-4 on combination
Sounders: 4-1-1 (5th MLS Western Conference)
Tigres: 6-6-2 (6th Liga MX Clausura)
FORM GUIDE (all competitions, most up-to-date first):
RETURN TO LUMEN: Wednesday will mark the first time the Sounders have performed at Lumen Field since the MLS season-opener on Feb. 22 in a win over the Colorado Rapids. The stadium underwent renovations forward of this summer season’s FIFA World Cup, which despatched the Sounders on an eight-game street journey, together with a nominal house recreation at ONE Spokane Stadium in Spokane, Wash., in their second leg of their Round of 16 CCC sequence with the Vancouver Whitecaps.
WEEKEND REST: The Sounders loved the weekend off to recuperate following final week’s first leg in Mexico. Tigres, nevertheless, stayed at house and defeated Chivas 4-1 in Liga MX motion.
DEFENSIVE REGROUP: Seattle will need to preserve Tigres off the rating sheet to forestall needing to rating 4 targets to advance. The Sounders allowed two targets in Monterrey final week, the first time they’d conceded greater than as soon as in a match in their final seven contests.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Juan Brunetta, M
The attacking engine in Tigres’ midfield, Brunetta is a handful in the last third. The former Argentina youth worldwide has 5 targets and 4 assists in 11 Liga MX Clausura begins, together with a brace and an help in Tigres’ win over Chivas on Saturday.
