After the Portland Timbers eliminated Sporting Kansas City in the 2018 Western Conference Championship at Children’s Mercy Park, fans left disappointed on the night yet optimistic for 2019.
Sporting KC, forced to begin preseason early, got off to a flying start in the CONCACAF Champions League, demolishing Toluca and striding past Independiente in the opening two rounds while simultaneously suffering a late defeat at LAFC in their MLS opener, before securin a 2-0 win over the Philadelphia Union, a 7-1 win over Montreal and a point in Colorado. But it all went downhill from there.
Monterrey eliminated Sporting KC from the CCL10-2 on aggregate, something that no one could have imagined.