The Seattle Sounders will get off to their earliest-ever start to a season when they face FC Motagua in the first leg of the Concacaf Champions League Round of 16 tonight. The Sounders have not won a match in Central America since they beat Comunicaciones 3-2 during the group stage of the 2012-13 CCL.
Although all their presumed starters are expected to be available for the game, the Sounders will not quite be at full strength. Nicolás Lodeiro has yet to play even a full half, João Paulo hasn’t made a preseason appearance and Nouhou only just re-joined the team the other day.