Sixteen days later, the MLS playoffs finally are back.
The Dynamo on Tuesday night face reigning league champions Seattle Sounders FC in the first leg of the Western Conference finals at BBVA Compass Stadium. The game will air live on FS1.
The Dynamo are riding a nine-game unbeaten streak and have found the best defensive form of the season, but Seattle has been here before and has plenty of veterans who will not fear a road playoff game.
Here are the lineups for both teams:
Dynamo Starting XI (4-3-3)
GK: Joe Willis; D: DaMarcus Beasley, Philippe Senderos, Adolfo Machado, Jalil Anibaba; M: Eric Alexander, Juan David Cabezas, Tomas Martinez; F: Alex, Mauro Manotas, Alberth Elis
Bench: Calle Brown, Erick Torres, Vicente Sanchez, Romell Quioto, Ricardo Clark, Dylan Remick, Leonardo
Seattle Starting XI (4-2-3-1)
GK: Tyler Miller; D: Nouho, Chad Marshall, Roman Torres, Kelvin Leerdam; M: Joevin Jones, Gustav Svensson, Clint Dempsey, Cristian Roldan, Nicolas Lodeiro; F: Will Bruin
Bench: Bryan Meredith, Tony Alfaro, Jordy Delem, Henry Wingo, Harry Shipp, Victor Rodriguez, Lamar Neagle
Notes
• The home team has never lost in the Dynamo-Sounders series.