The Sounders are looking like shoo-ins to reach the Major League Soccer play-offs as a bare minimum. Brian Schmetzer's men sit fourth in the Western Conference after a recent stretch of 10 games unbeaten, though that run came crashing down in a 1-0 defeat to Minnesota over the weekend.

Without their star Argentine playmaker, Inter Miami made use of home-field advantage and beat Tigres 2-1 in their Leagues Cup quarterfinal matchup on Wednesday. Lionel Messi had a knock and couldn't play in the pivotal match, with Luis Suarez being supported by three attacking midfielders in Rodrigo De Paul, Tadeo Allende and Telasco Segovia.