The last time the Seattle Sounders hosted CF Montreal was way back in 2018. In the time since, Montreal have changed their name once, thrown out two different crests and cycled through four head coaches. Perhaps more relevantly, they’re also playing much more competitive soccer these days.
CF Montreal comes into this game sitting third in the Eastern Conference with a perfectly respectable 3-3-2 road record. Head coach Wilfred Nancie has them playing an exciting brand of soccer that has them leading the Eastern Conference in scoring (30 goals) and giving up nearly as many (28, second most in the conference).