The MLS-beats-Liga-MX storyline fell one result short of becoming a trend.
The night after Toronto FC eliminated Tigres UANL and the New York Red Bulls bounced Club Tijuana from the Concacaf Champions League, the Seattle Sounders fell short at Chivas Guadalajara, bowing out in the quarterfinals after a 3-0 second-leg loss.
Seattle was nursing a 1-0 aggregate lead heading into the second leg, but it missed a number of great chances at home to pad the lead, and that proved costly. With Nicolas Lodeiro already out with an injury, Seattle lost starting forward Will Bruin and center back rock Chad Marshall to injury in the first half and fell apart in the second, conceding three goals at the Estadio Omnilife and ultimately were eliminated on a 3-1 aggregate.