Seattle Sounders become 1st MLS team to win Concacaf Champions League
The Seattle Sounders are headed to the FIFA Club World Cup!
You read that correctly – after a stunning late 2-2 comeback to draw Leg 1, the Seattle Sounders defeated Liga MX opponents Pumas UNAM by a whopping 3-0 scoreline (5-2 on aggregate) to claim the first Concacaf Champions League crown for a Major League Soccer team.
Seattle, who also have two MLS Cup titles to their name (2016 and 2019), now get to bask in this moment of North American soccer history, as they help take a concrete step towards closing the gap between MLS and Liga MX with this massive result.
Here are some of the best post-game reactions:
THEY’VE DONE IT! 🏆 KINGS OF CONCACAF! 👑@SoundersFC defeat Pumas to be crowned Concacaf Champions League winners. pic.twitter.com/C3e3mtGfEm
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) May 5, 2022
WE ARE CCL CHAMPIONS! pic.twitter.com/wMT3EcgXTr
— Seattle Sounders FC (@SoundersFC) May 5, 2022
🗣️ M O O D pic.twitter.com/wZgEmZEZd6
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) May 5, 2022
AAAAAAAND THE NEEEEEW #SCCL22 CHAMPIONS! 🏆
— Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League (@TheChampions) May 5, 2022
🔵🟢 @SoundersFC 🟢🔵 pic.twitter.com/1qqapJfVCX
What it means. 💚💙 pic.twitter.com/g6Sd8Ef2EK
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) May 5, 2022
.@Concacaf Champions! 🏆@SoundersFC are headed to the FIFA Club World Cup. pic.twitter.com/7fTfjOitgD
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) May 5, 2022
🎶 Count it up, count it up, count it up, count it 🎶 pic.twitter.com/xyvDx2Qo2q
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) May 5, 2022
🎉 Lift it, @SoundersFC! 🎉
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) May 5, 2022
Up next: FIFA Club World Cup pic.twitter.com/KEitIpNonl
Fueron un gran rival. Felicidades por el triunfo @SoundersFC 🤝
— PUMAS (@PumasMX) May 5, 2022
"There will be many more Concacaf Champions League winners, but there is only one that does it for the first time for MLS."@SoundersFC' GK Stefan Frei shares his thoughts after winning CCL ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/hbu2FgYS0S
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) May 5, 2022
No one left until the @TheChampions Trophy was lifted! 🏆
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) May 5, 2022
Seattle this is for you! pic.twitter.com/oJFlw2FxlM
Mission Accomplished. ✏️ pic.twitter.com/0WMjRZGLdS
— Seattle Sounders FC (@SoundersFC) May 5, 2022
Congratulations @SoundersFC. Champions of Concacaf. Long live #TheInsufferables. 🇺🇸⚽️ pic.twitter.com/02V6bjiQgO
— Alexi Lalas (@AlexiLalas) May 5, 2022
Congratulations @SoundersFC, well deserved. https://t.co/6hEp652QSv
— Atlanta United FC (@ATLUTD) May 5, 2022
WHAT A GAME, @SoundersFC 👏
— Seattle Seahawks (@Seahawks) May 5, 2022
🔊 @nrfant pic.twitter.com/QOM8zXLoXn
🟢 For keeping a clean sheet when it mattered most @SoundersFC's Stefan Frei is the @ScotiabankFC Best Player of #SCCL22! pic.twitter.com/d4ZXYRpSWK
— Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League (@TheChampions) May 5, 2022
🇲🇽América—2006
— Jaime Ojeda (@jaimeor96) May 5, 2022
🇲🇽Pachuca—2007
🇲🇽Pachuca—2008
🇲🇽Atlante—2009
🇲🇽Pachuca—2010
🇲🇽Rayados—2011
🇲🇽Rayados—2012
🇲🇽Rayados—2013
🇲🇽C. Azul—2014
🇲🇽América—2015
🇲🇽América—2016
🇲🇽Pachuca—2017
🇲🇽Chivas—2018
🇲🇽Rayados—2019
🇲🇽Tigres—2020
🇲🇽Rayados—2021
🇺🇸Seattle—2022#MLS no alcanzó a #LigaMX. https://t.co/DLUEvd5HDQ
For our city. For our club. 👑 pic.twitter.com/6vibTyFMP9
— Seattle Sounders FC (@SoundersFC) May 5, 2022
