The CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16 has been set.
Seven MLS clubs have advanced through February’s playoff round, with Inter Miami and Seattle Sounders joining the competition in the Round of 16. There will be two All-MLS ties in the next round, with Cascadia Cup rivals Seattle Sounders and Vancouver Whitecaps facing off in one of the headliner matchups.
Vancouver, the reigning Western Conference champions, defeated CS Cartagines 2-0 on aggregate in the playoff round.
Reigning MLS Cup winners Inter Miami will take on Nashville SC in the latest showdown between the two clubs. The Herons eliminated Nashville SC in the league’s play-offs last season, while also ousting them in the 2024 Champions Cup tournament.
LAFC will face Costa Rican side Alajuelense after edging past Real Espana 7-1 in the play-off round. Denis Bouanga registered a hat-trick while four additional players scored goals in the series.
The Philadelphia Union rolled past Defense Force FC of Trinidad & Tobago with an aggregate score of 12-0 and will next face Club America in the Round of 16. Club America last faced the Union during the 2021 Champions League, eliminating them 4-0 on aggregate.
FC Cincinnati has one of the toughest matches in the Round of 16 after being paired with Liga MX powerhouse Tigres. Pat Noonan’s side rolled past O&M FC 13-0 last round, while Tigres defeated Forge FC 4-1 over two legs.
San Diego FC will face Mexican opposition for the second round in a row when they face Toluca. Mikey Varas’ side defeated Pumas 4-2 over two legs, with four different players finding the back of the net.
The LA Galaxy narrowly scraped past Panamanian Sporting San Miguelito on the away goals tiebreak. The two sides played out a 1-1 draw in Panama on Wednesday, followed by a goalless draw in the second leg in Carson, California.
Next up for the Galaxy is a two-legged series with Jamaican club Mount Pleasant FC.
The only other Round of 16 match will see Liga MX clubs Monterrey and Cruz Azul go head-to-head.
The Round of 16 starts on March 11 and ends on March 19.
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