After the draw from the first leg, all bets will be off when the Sounders and the Liga MX side lock horns at Lumen Field this Wednesday.

A new champion will be crowned this evening in the 2021-22 CONCACAF Champions League, with Seattle Sounders and Pumas UNAM being the teams that will try to take the title home.

The first leg of the title clash saw Pumas taking a two-nil lead after 60 minutes, but two controversial penalties by the Mexican side paved the way for Seattle's rise from their ashes to claim a 2-2 draw. Goals during the game were scored by Juan Dinenno on Pumas' side, while Nicolas Lodeiro was the goalscorer for Seattle last week.

The Seattle Sounders will enter this game with an unbeaten record of three wins and four draws in their seven matches of the tournament. The MLS side defeated Motagua with an emphatic 5-0 aggregate in the Round of 16, which they followed up by beating Club León 4-1. Their semi-final tie against New York City FC ended in a 4-2 win, good enough to seal their spot in the finals. So far, the MLS club has only conceded once when playing at home in the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League.

The green and blue side are looking to end a 22-year-drought for MLS clubs without a title in CONCACAF tournaments. Previously, the LA Galaxy (2000) and the DC United (1998) were the only teams from that league to win this crown, while three more American clubs have succumbed in their attempt to win this title, every time against a Mexican rival. This is the team's first appearance in the final and their second time among the final four, following their 2013 run that ended in the semi-finals at the hands of Liga MX club Santos Laguna.

Meanwhile, Mexican side Pumas UNAM enter this clash with only one loss in their six matches in the competition. The team from Mexico City started their run in the tournament with a 6-3 aggregate win against Saprissa, which would be followed up by their toughest tie in the competition, which saw them draw in aggregate 3-3 against the New England Revolution. Eventually, Pumas would go on to win after penalties. Their semi-final match concluded with a 2-1 win over fellow Liga MX side Cruz Azul, which only had goals in the first leg and concluded with a goalless draw in the return match. The team's performance away from home has seen them score twice in six games.

Pumas will try to follow up on the legacy established by Liga MX teams, who have won the most titles in tournament history. Los Universitarios have not been able to win this title since 1989, and their last appearance in the tournament final came in 2005, which makes it the only one of Mexico's "Big Four" not to win the CONCACAF crown in the 21st Century.

In case the game ends in a draw, thirty extra time minutes will be played at Lumen Field. As you may already know, the game will be decided with a penalty shootout if the teams remain level after 120 minutes.

Here are the key elements we have to consider prior to the start of this exciting game.

Seattle Sounders vs Pumas UNAM - Who's in and who's out?

Seattle Sounders - No missing players.

Pumas UNAM - Injured: Alan Mozo, .

Seattle Sounders vs Pumas UNAM - Head-to-head stats

  • This will be the second CONCACAF Champions League meeting between Pumas UNAM and Seattle Sounders.

  • Pumas UNAM has faced MLS clubs in fourteen different occasions. In those games, the Mexican team has claimed six wins, with four draws, and four losses.

  • The Seattle Sounders will become the fifth MLS side (fifth from the United States) to play in the CONCACAF Champions League final. None of their counterparts have been able to take the trophy home since the tournament's revamp in 2006.

  • Mexican teams have dominated this competition since 2006. The last non-Mexican team to win this competitition was Saprissa, who defeated Pumas UNAM in the 2005 edition of this tournament.

  • The last U.S.-based team to win the title in CONCACAF's top competition was the LA Galaxy in the year 2000.

Broadcast info -  Seattle Sounders vs Pumas UNAM

In the U.S.: Univision NOW, FOX Sports App, Foxsports.com, TUDN.com, UniMás, TUDN USA, TUDN App, Fox Sports 1.

In Mexico: Fox Sports Cono Norte, Fanatiz Mexico, Fox Sports Premium, Fox Sports App.

In Canada: OneSoccer.

In Brazil: ESPN2, NOW NET e Claro, GUIGO, Star+.

In Costa Rica: Star+, ESPN Norte, Fox Sports App.

In Austria: DAZN, Sport1 Extra, sportdigital.

In Switzerland: Sport1 Extra, sportdigital, DAZN.

In Germany: Sport1 Extra, sportdigital, DAZN.

 

Match details, result and original broadcast info

Seattle Sounders FC 3 - 0 Pumas UNAM

May 4, 2022 10:00pmLumen Field (Seattle, Washington)

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