The Seattle Sounders, LA Galaxy and Toronto FC look to move into the CONCACAF Champions League semifinals with victories tonight in second-leg quarterfinal action.
The Galaxy take on TFC at Home Depot Center tonight (10pm, Fox Soccer Channel) needing a win or a low-scoring draw to advance after posting a 2-2 draw in the opening leg in Toronto.
Seattle's path to the semifinals is tougher, with a match in Torreon, Mexico against Santos Laguna (8pm, Fox Soccer Channel). The Sounders were impressive in handing the first-place team in Mexico a 2-1 defeat in Seattle last week, but will face a much tougher challenge south of the border.
SBI will be providing live commentary on tonight's matches so please feel free to follow along here. As always, feel free to share your own thoughts and opinions in the comments section below.
Enjoy the action (Commentary is after the jump):
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Mike Magee, ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! A wide open header from 5 yards out, and he balloons it over the top.
even if toronto makes one for them
LA will not repeat this year with their play, finishing is a mess as well as the defense.
the chances are still coming for LA. at least one of them must go in….
disgruntled SSFC fan looking for LA blood
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Kreis is the only coach who can get teams to play the correct style in MLS, not always perfect but pretty consistent. RSL hung tough with Mexican Champs Monterrey and thoroughly dominated their 2nd Leg with them, RSL would we CCL Champs if it weren’t for one bad defensive breakdown.
Oh Donovan is still non existent for LA. SOmeone with his talent needs to be around the ball at all times. Expect more of the same from Arena’s LA team in the second half. Long ball, no possession, and hope Keane can nick a couple goals.
Klinsmann did you see that USA striker on Santos, call him in, please.
Can’t wait to see RSl back in the CCl this upcoming summer. Only real team that compete with most of the Mexican teams
Galaxy controlled possession and had a lapse. And TFC is better? Right.
Yes I ate some crow. It was delicious, but I wasn’t spouting off that Seattle was going to win either. So really there was no crow to eat( even though I put some salt and pepper, adn some Lousiana hot sauce on mine, quite good.)
correct
fb and striker for one
LA yet again poor defense. Really I don’t expect either LA or Toronto to beat Santos in the next round.
I dunno about this outlook. TFC look like they are earning this one and with the speed they are showing tonight, they may be the better team to face Santos. I still think TFC needs to learn how to close out a game, but they seem better…or could it be that LA is worse? I dunno. I need a more data – let’s watch the 2nd half.
wow, pretty dismal picture.
Magee with a M. Bradley type attempt to block a cross.
No hope for MLS teams this year, Bruce Arena sucks terribly and his teams cant play possession soccer. Seattle was a let down, no American teams will make it and Toronto will be raped by Santos Laguna barring major injuries from them. Garber has work to do.
I wish concacaf TV included elapsed time and score.
AGAIN, LAs back line looks awful without Gonzalez.
wow, toronto great goal against the run of play!
I really dislike the stripe across the Galaxy’s shirt.
Toronto playing the high line and doing well. Galaxy offside seems every time they attack. LA gotta find those cutting mids.
What altitude? They dindt play in mexico city.
The Soccer Don said it best on the MiB pod today: the number one goal of MLS should be to win the CCL.
It’s also mighty unfair that this round of CCL starts while Mexico is mid-season and MLS is just starting.
Forgot about them, possession oriented coaches
I like. Oscar and Jason doing great things in the rockies.
If they intend to use the same back four in MLS games, they’ll need to hold the wingers back and s*** can the trap.
Agreed. It’s a slow process, but I think MLS/Garber gets an A+ for its growth/management the last 10 years.
The next step is national tv contracts being the biggest revenue driver, like the other (American) leagues, THEN we start boosting the salaries.
Great game by Santos, speed, energy, and efficiency. I’m not sure what Sigi had in mind with the high line, cause I don’t remember any off-side traps working. With the Sounder FBs up high the Santos attackers took off from deep positions and won every race. Poor Leo was abused but he can’t defend and recover from the center stripe. The entire back line lacks the speed and quickness to play that high. EJ injured? The Sounders management gambled on an out of condition, traveled vet. If he doesn’t come around, they could be out. This is the year when the fans can vote Sounder management out.
Watch the Rapids this year 🙂
Watching via a stream at a Dazbog in Capitol Hill, Denver.
Don’t know if you’re a self-critical MLS fan or a just a eurosnob, but no one is saying “Derpa derrr, MLS is awesome…” Most of us are positive about the future of our league. We want soccer to succeed in this country, therefore we’re fans AND proponents of the league. So relax, honeychild.
It is time to raise the “cap”, we can’t compete financially with the big guns down south. Hate to say it but you can get better quality with better salary. Parity is good for our league, but not at the international level.
Dude I am pissed too but perhaps you should consider some…perspective, before you go out and execute the whole league because some anointed top 5 team that has yet to play a game this year got annihilated.
Did this one instance suck? Yes, it sure did. But results like this do happen in sports. I believe Man United did something like this to Roma a few years back. Chillax, dude.
OWNED top 5 MLS team my arse, RSL is and still is the only team in MLS that can play possession soccer.
who would you fire and what would it accomplish? THIS IS THEIR SECOND GAME OF THE SEASON. sounds like you’re the one who set up so many expectations.
oh, and the man u game was worth zero points.
WHO IS EATING CROW 2TONE?
WHO IS EATING CROW?
Hopefully this makes some of those “The MLS is a great league guys!!!” sit down and shut up. The MLS has a long way to go, for many many reasons.
Just because we’re America doesn’t mean we get everything we throw at the wall is good. Seattle is supposed to be a top 5 MLS team and they got completely wiped out.
There were Boys out there tonight?
as a DC United fan, it kills me to the core to say this, but for the good of the league I’ll swallow this nasty bile…Nah, I can’t say the words, so “echo” is going to have to do for now. For the good of the league. LOL 😉
Men Vs. Boys
Looks like LA will be the last standing. Seattle’s defenders i.e. Gonzales and Hurtado should be ashamed of themselves tonight. Seattle should be in th market for a LB, CB, and a true striker.
Sad. Seattle completely dominated the first leg and the just didnt come to play tonight. Yes, the altitude and atmosphere are tough, but they made it too easy tonight.
COME ON GALAXY!!!
I know it was. I’m just really upset with how they’re playing. I’ll feel better tomorrow.
The whole team was stretched, too slow physically and mentally and just outright lethargic. This is really unacceptable – preseason or not – you can’t be getting blown out like this, even by a team with better resources. Not like this!
I think someone needs to get fired for this. Seattle sets up so many expectations and then looks bad. first Man U now against Santos. poor, poor poor stuff. just when I thought we made progress as a league……this happens tonight. geez
Thats kind of an ignorant post.
Seattle looks pretty bad. Defense went to sh….t.