With CONCACAF Champions League in the rear view, the Sounders fully shift their focus to league play. It starts on Sunday afternoon against FC Dallas.
“It’s very important,” Head Coach Brian Schmetzer said following a training session on Saturday evening. “Now our only objective is to get as many points as we can to make the playoffs, and this is a Western Conference foe. This game is massive.”
At the end of a week-long trip that began with a flight to Guadalajara on Monday morning, a good result in Frisco would be huge for club morale. The Sounders went all in on CONCACAF Champions League, as stars Clint Dempsey and Chad Marshall rested in the 1-0 loss to LAFC on March 4.