ATLANTA, GA -- At the start of the Major League Soccer playoffs, Toronto FC and the Seattle Sounders were not supposed to reach MLS Cup. Even two days ago, they still weren't the favorites. But on Tuesday night, Seattle stunned LAFC 3-1, winning the Western Conference. A day later, TFC, visitors at Atlanta United's Mercedes-Benz Stadium fortress, matched that feat by beating the 2018 cup champions 2-1 courtesy of substitute Nick DeLeon's 78th minute goal.
For Toronto -- who will meet Seattle in a rematch of the 2016 and 2017 MLS Cup on Nov.