The Seattle Sounders head to Monterrey, Mexico for the primary time since 2013 after they face Tigres UANL within the Concacaf Champions Cup quarterfinals tonight. The Sounders are using a six-match unbeaten streak throughout all competitions, which included a pair of wins over the Vancouver Whitecaps within the CCC Round of 16. Notably, this would be the Sounders’ eighth consecutive match performed away from Lumen Field.
This would be the fourth time the Sounders have confronted Tigres in competitors. The Sounders received their earlier quarterfinal matchup in opposition to Tigres 3-2 on mixture in 2013, and adopted that up with a 3-0 win over them within the 2021 Leagues Cup quarterfinals.
Tigres come into this match in way more uneven type. The perennial Liga MX contenders are simply 2-4-1 over their previous seven matches throughout all competitions, which incorporates consecutive losses to Juarez and Tijuana in league play. Further complicating issues, Tigres at present occupy the ultimate Liguilla spot and sit only one level forward of No. 9 Necaxa with a match in opposition to Liga MX leaders Chivas looming on Saturday.
- As he did within the earlier spherical, Stefan Frei is predicted to begin in aim for the Sounders tonight. He has 28 profession CCC appearances, which ranks as probably the most amongst MLS goalkeepers.
- Tigres have by no means misplaced at house to a staff from exterior of Mexico. They are 25-0-6 in opposition to non-Liga MX groups in CCC play, which incorporates an 9-0-2 document in opposition to MLS opponents. The solely occasions they dropped factors to an MLS staff at house was after they drew Orlando within the 2023 Round of 16 and tied the Columbus Crew within the 2024 quarterfinals, profitable the primary sequence on away targets however shedding the latter sequence in penalties.
- The Sounders shortened this highway journey by staying in Houston after their 1-0 win on Saturday.
- The return leg is subsequent Wednesday at Lumen Field.
Absences: Injury, worldwide obligation and suspension
Seattle
OUT: Ryan Sailor (knee); Kim Kee-hee (calf); Pedro de la Vega (knee); Nikola Petković (knee); Yeimar Gomez-Andrade (quad); Stuart Hawkins (quad)
Tigres
QUESTIONABLE: Marco Farfan (foot)
Sounders: WWWDW
Tigres: LDWLL
Officials
REF: Juan Calderón (Costa Rica); AR1: Juan Mora (Costa Rica); AR2: William Arrieta (Costa Rica); 4th: José Torres (Puerto Rico); VAR: Jesús Montero (Costa Rica); AVAR: Benjamín Pineda (Costa Rica)
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How to Watch
Match date/kickoff time: Wednesday, April 8, 6 PM PT
Venue: Estadio Universitario, Monterrey, Mexico
Streaming English: FoxSports.com, FuboTV
Streaming Spanish: TUDN.com, FuboTV
English TV: FS2 (Donny Baarns & Eric Dobrzanksi)
National TV (Spanish): TUDN (Aldo Farias, Antonio Gómez Luna & Hugo Salcedo)
Local Radio: 93.3 KJR-FM/950 KJR-AM Seattle, iHeartMedia (Danny Jackson & Steve Zakuani)
Is this sport obtainable to stream without cost? No
Will Sounders radio be obtainable as an alternate feed? No
