The Seattle Sounders return to Lumen Field on Wednesday night facing a steep climb and a packed house. Tigres lead 2-0 after last week’s first leg in Monterrey, and kickoff is set for 8:30 p.m. PT in the second leg of their Concacaf Champions Cup quarterfinal series.
The match will air on FS1 and TUDN, with FS2 and the FOX Sports app carrying it if the earlier Concacaf Champions Cup match runs long. Seattle needs a 2-0 win to force two 15-minute extra-time periods, and if the sides are still level after that, the result would go to penalties.
That is the weight on the Sounders’ first home match at Lumen Field since their MLS opener on Feb. 22, when they beat the Colorado Rapids. The stadium has been under renovation ahead of this summer’s FIFA World Cup, and the stretch away included an eight-game road trip plus a nominal home leg against Vancouver Whitecaps at ONE Spokane Stadium in Spokane, Washington.
Seattle entered the week at 4-1-1 and fifth in the MLS Western Conference, while Tigres arrived after staying home and beating Chivas 4-1 in Liga MX play. The first leg put the Sounders in trouble quickly: Ozziel Herrera scored for Tigres and Jackson Ragen turned one into his own net in a 2-0 loss at Estadio Universitario, the 41,886-seat home of Club Tigres de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León.
The format gives Seattle a narrow path, but a real one. This 2026 Concacaf Champions Cup includes 27 clubs from North America, Central America and the Caribbean, and every round before the final is decided over two legs by aggregate score, with away goals serving as the first tiebreaker before extra time and penalties. The final is a single match on May 30, and the winner earns a place in the 2026 FIFA Intercontinental Cup and a berth in the next FIFA Club World Cup in 2029.
Seattle reached this round after receiving a bye through its Leagues Cup title and then eliminating Vancouver Whitecaps 5-1 on aggregate. Tigres advanced by beating Canada’s Forge FC 4-1 on aggregate and FC Cincinnati 5-4 on aggregate. Wednesday will tell whether the Sounders can turn a two-goal deficit into a night that changes the bracket, or whether Tigres leave Seattle with the quarterfinal all but sealed.