Tigres UANL will host Seattle Sounders at El Volcán in the first leg of the CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinals, with Guido Pizarro saying he will put his best players on the field and make no rotations. Tigres vs Seattle Sounders opens a series built on old pain for the Mexican club and fresh momentum for the visitors.
Pizarro’s team needs a response after losing to Xolos de Tijuana, while Seattle arrives on the back of a strong run that has lifted it to fifth place in the Western Conference. The Sounders have beaten Houston Dynamo 1-0 on 04/04/26, drawn Minnesota United 0-0 on 22/03/26, beaten Vancouver Whitecaps 2-1 on 18/03/26, beaten San Jose Earthquakes 1-0 on 15/03/26 and beaten Vancouver Whitecaps 3-0 on 12/03/26.
This is not the first time these clubs have crossed paths. Tigres and Seattle met in the 2013 CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinals, when Tigres won the first leg before Seattle turned the tie around in the return match and eliminated them. They met again in the Leagues Cup in 2021, and Tigres lost again to the Sounders.
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That history hangs over a Tigres side that is not showing its best version in Clausura 2026 of Liga MX. Playing at home should help, and the crowd at El Volcán is expected to demand more than a cautious start after the setback against Tijuana. Seattle, meanwhile, brings form, confidence and the memory of having already outlasted Tigres twice.
The first leg now carries a familiar edge: Tigres want to protect home turf and avoid another early blow, while Seattle can lean on recent results and a record that says it has handled this opponent before. Coverage options for the match include TUDN, CONCACAF GO, VIX Premium, Fubo, FOX Sports and UniMás.
