Cruz Azul vs. Sounders: Gamethread LIVE

The Seattle Sounders return to the location of one of their greatest minutes when they visit Cruz Azul this evening at Estadio Olimpico in Mexico City. The final time they were there, they pulled out a 2-2 tie that put them on the way to win the 2022 Concacaf Champions League.

A comparable result would put them through to the Concacaf Champions Container quarterfinals. They enter the coordinate tied 0-0 with the away-goals tiebreaker there for the taking.

Cruz Azul are coming off a 1-1 tie with Monterrey in Liga MX play and they right now sit fifth in the Clausura table. They’ve been one of the best cautious groups in Mexico this competition but have as it were scored 15 objectives in 11 matches.

The Sounders are coming off a 5-2 win over LAFC in alliance play and have presently scored 13 objectives in six matches over all competitions

In the to begin with leg of the Concacaf Champions Container Circular of 16, the Seattle Sounders and Cruz Azul played to a 0-0 draw at Lumen Field on Walk 5, 2025. The Sounders had a few scoring openings, strikingly from Jordan Morris, but were incapable to capitalize. Protectively, Seattle was strong, constraining Cruz Azul's chances and keeping up a clean sheet.

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The return leg took put on Walk 11, 2025, at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City. Cruz Azul developed triumphant with a 4-1 win over the Sounders. Key players for Cruz Azul included Ángel Sepúlveda, who scored a objective, and Carlos Rodríguez, who moreover found the back of the net. For the Sounders, Danny Musovski scored their solitary objective.

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This result highlights the challenges MLS groups frequently confront when playing absent matches in high-altitude scenes like Estadio Azteca. The Sounders' failure to change over openings in the to begin with leg eventually put them at a drawback in the total score.

Cruz Azul's triumph progresses them to the following circular of the Concacaf Champions Container, whereas the Sounders will require to regroup and center on their MLS campaign.

For a visual recap of the coordinate, you can observe the highlights below:

0-0 with the away-goals tiebreaker there for the taking.

Cruz Azul are coming off a 1-1 tie with Monterrey in Liga MX play and they as of now sit fifth in the Clausura table. They’ve been one of the best cautious groups in Mexico this competition but have as it were scored 15 objectives in 11 matches.

The Sounders are coming off a 5-2 win over LAFC in association play and have presently scored 13 objectives in six matches over all competitions

In the to begin with leg of the Concacaf Champions Glass Circular of 16, the Seattle Sounders and Cruz Azul played to a 0-0 draw at Lumen Field on Walk 5, 2025. The Sounders had a few scoring openings, strikingly from Jordan Morris, but were incapable to capitalize. Protectively, Seattle was strong, constraining Cruz Azul's chances and keeping up a clean sheet.

SOUNDERSFC.COM

The return leg took put on Walk 11, 2025, at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City. Cruz Azul risen triumphant with a 4-1 win over the Sounders. Key players for Cruz Azul included Ángel Sepúlveda, who scored a objective, and Carlos Rodríguez, who too found the back of the net. For the Sounders, Danny Musovski scored their solitary objective.

FOXSPORTS.COM

This result highlights the challenges MLS groups regularly confront when playing absent matches in high-altitude settings like Estadio Azteca. The Sounders' failure to change over openings in the to begin with leg eventually put them at a drawback in the total score.

Cruz Azul's triumph propels them to the following circular of the Concacaf Champions Container, whereas the Sounders will require to regroup and center on their MLS campaign.

For a visual recap of the coordinate, you can observe the highlights underneath: