Two clubs in the Western Conference of MLS will do battle today in a playoff match between the Seattle Sounders and Los Angeles Galaxy. The Western Conference final scheduled for 9 p.m. ET will be held at CenturyLink Field in Seattle and can be live streamed here. Additional TV coverage can be found on ESPN.
What They're Saying
Seattle Sounders midfielder Gonzalo Pineda (via MLS's official website): "I think we need to be a little more aggressive and play forward earlier because sometimes we make too many touches in the midfield and we need to play forward with Oba [Martins] and Clint [Dempsey]. But I think that is a part of these kind of games. When they are at home, they try to push too much and maybe we need to be smarter, but at home, we will be different."
Los Angeles Galaxy striker Robbie Keane: "[Stefan Ishizaki] had a lot of drive on his side. We said at the start of the game we have to switch and play quickly on Ishi's side. Overall, it was a good performance for us. They came and tried to keep it tight, trying to catch us on the counterattack and get a goal, but they didn't manage to do it."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Sunday's Western Conference final could serve as Landon Donovan's final match as a professional soccer player. In 34 league appearances, the 32-year-old finished with 13 goals and 15 assists.
Seattle Sounders' Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Frei; Gonzalez, Scott, Marshall, Yedlin; Papa, Pineda, Alonso, Evans; Martins, Dempsey
Los Angeles Galaxy's Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Penedo; DeLaGarza, Gonzalez, Meyer, Rogers; Ishizaki, Juninho, Sarvas, Donovan; Zardes, Keane
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).
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