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Game notes and lineups: Sounders open season in new 4-3-3 formation

Here are the notable notes for Tuesday night’s CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal between the Seattle Sounders and Club America at CenturyLink Field:

  • The match referee is Oscar Reyna of Guatemala, Ronaldo de la Cruz and Rene Ochoa are his assistants and Jonathan Polanco is the fourth official.
  • Club America has won the competition a record six times — including the 2014-2015 edition by topping Montreal in the final — when factoring in previous iterations. The Mexico City club has also won a record 12 domestic league titles.
  • Seattle is 2-0-2 all-time in the quarterfinal round, getting knocked out by Santos in 2012 and topping Tigres on aggregate a year later.