The Seattle Sounders are headed to the conference finals this weekend, putting the team one step closer to winning a third MLS championship. Why it matters: Whoever wins the Western Conference Final on Saturday will advance to the MLS Cup Final on Dec.

Sounders coach Brian Schmetzer gave the team two days off and will begin prep for the conference final Tuesday. Defenders Yeimar and Alex Roldan and midfielder Reed Baker-Whiting will also be medically evaluated after having to be subbed off due to possible injury Saturday.

It wasn’t pretty, but Jordan Morris came up big in the right spot for the Seattle Sounders. The Western Conference semifinal between Seattle and hosts Los Angeles FC had been a cagey affair. Regulation wasn’t enough to settle a rivalry deadlock,