TUKWILA, Wash. — The history of MLS teams going to Mexico is not particularly good. In the two leagues’ entire history, MLS teams have only won there a handful of times — including the Sounders’ win over Monterrey in 2011 — and recent history is even worse.
MLS teams enter this week of Concacaf Champions League play on a collective 11-game winless run in Mexico which dates back to 2019. Since Sporting KC won 2-0 at Toluca in the 2019 CCL Round of 16, MLS teams are 0-10-1 and have been outscored 29-4 (although three MLS teams have still managed to advance).