Preview: 'Caps set for 'massive game' Saturday afternoon in Seattle

SEATTLE, WA – They don’t get much bigger than this.

Vancouver Whitecaps FC descend upon CenturyLink Field on Saturday afternoon for a massive Cascadia derby with longtime rival Seattle Sounders FC.

KICKOFF: 1 p.m. PT | TV: TSN1 | RADIO: TSN 1040

Here’s everything you need to know about the match.

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Playoff push: Both teams are fighting desperately for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference. The ‘Caps currently sit seventh in the West, four points out of a playoff spot with five games to go. Seattle, meanwhile, trail Whitecaps FC by two points but have two games in hand. “We’re underdogs and we‘ve got a massive game on Saturday,” Whitecaps FC head coach Carl Robinson said this…