TORONTO — For the first time in three trips to BMO Field, the Seattle Sounders won’t be playing for an MLS Cup.
Having won the 2016 final against Toronto FC and then lost in a rematch last year, the Sounders are out to win the rubber match on Wednesday (4:30 p.m. PT; FS1, YouTube TV, 950 KJR AM, El Rey 1360 AM). It won’t be easy, though. TFC is coming off a heartbreaking penalty-kick loss in the CONCACAF Champions League Final and is eager to try and reassert its status as reigning champions, while the Sounders are trying to take back what’s theirs.