Wednesday night will mark the first 401 Derby of the 2017 season, as Toronto FC try to defend the Canadian Championship against the Montreal Impact. There’s plenty of pride at stake in this game, with the bitter rivals meeting for the first time since last November’s MLS Eastern Conference final.
For this two-legged tie there’s a different trophy on the line, and TFC will try to draw first blood in this week’s away fixture. The game’s timing complicates things for the defending champions, though, with an intra-conference home date against the New England Revolution falling just 48 hours later on Friday.