Having gained entry into next year's CONCACAF Champions League, the Portland Timbers look to build on their MLS Is Back tournament victory Sunday night when they host the Seattle Sounders in a showdown of Cascadia rivals.
The Timbers (3-1-1) won MLS Is Back in entertaining fashion, going 5-0-2 in their seven matches in Florida and winning their final three contests in regulation after being taken to penalty kicks by upstart FC Cincinnati in the round of 16. Portland capped its quest with a 2-1 victory over de facto host Orlando City on Aug. 11, with Dario Zuparic scoring what proved to be the match-winner in the 66th minute.