The Seattle Sounders made their much-anticipated return to Concacaf Champions league Thursday, intent on avenging their disappointing appearance in the 2020 version of the tournament. Even if that flameout was eventually obscured by the pandemic, the CCL is a tournament that the Sounders have long prided themselves about competing in, and a finals appearance — let alone a trophy — is one of the few accomplishments they have left to check off their list.
Of course, an opening round-of-16 match on the road in Honduras was never going rate, but a good performance could certainly set the Sounders up for a bright start to the year.