So much for history.
Any chance the Sounders had to achieve something no MLS team has vanished almost instantly. Any shot to extend their dominion beyond their league and country disappeared in a brutal late-game stretch.
The CONCACAF Champions League trophy will not be coming to Seattle this year. Olimpia made sure of that in a penalty-kick victory in the first round of the tournament.
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Forget the idea that the Sounders had a relatively easy road to the semifinals.