The Seattle Sounders are heading into the return leg of the Western Conference Championship on Thursday (7:30 p.m. PT; ESPN, ESPN Deportes, KIRO Radio 97.3 FM, El Rey 1360 AM | TICKETS) with a 2-0 aggregate lead, but don’t tell them that.
The Sounders have one foot in MLS Cup 2017 after their impressive win over the Houston Dynamo at BBVA Compass Stadium last week, but the focus and the mindset heading into the return leg is unchanging. Seattle posted its best home record in nine years this season, sporting an 11-1-6 mark and going undefeated since May 6, and the Sounders are looking to add another postseason home win in their encore to last year’s title run.