Here's the release from the Sounders:

Tickets for the Seattle Sounders FC vs. FC Barcelona match will go on sale Monday, June 15 at 10 a.m. The match will be played on the Xbox Pitch at Qwest Field Wednesday, August 5. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m.

Tickets will be available at www.soundersfc.com or by calling 1-800-745-3000.

Seating at Qwest Field will be expanded to include the upper bowl for a total seating capacity of 67,000. Ticket prices for the August 5 match start at $40.

Fans will have the opportunity see the Sounders FC take on one of the world’s most prolific and popular clubs, led by Lionel Messi, Rafa Marquez and Thierry Henry. This season Barcelona won the historic treble, the La Liga title, the Copa del Rey, and their second Champions League title in four years with a win over Manchester United.

Sounders FC season-ticket holders have received tickets to the game as part of their 18-match package, which also includes the Chelsea match and the MLS Cup.

For more information visit www.soundersfc.com.

Columbus did the Sounders a favor this afternoon, knocking off Chivas USA, 2-1.

With the result, the Sounders gain three points on Chivas this weekend and now stand seven points behind.

Here's the game story from MLSnet.com.

Here's my game story from last night's 2-1 win over San Jose. And here's the take from the San Jose Mercury News.

However, as I mention in the story, the Sounders don't have much time to celebrate. They're off today. (Although I'm sure they'll keep an interested eye on Chivas' match at Columbus.) But they return to practice on Monday, and then they return to Qwest Field on Wednesday night for a game against Eastern leader and longtime MLS power D.C. United.

I asked Sigi Schmid last night about the quick turnaround.

“Well, obviously we got some guys that didn’t play today," he said. "I mean, [Jhon] Kennedy [Hurtado] didn’t play today, [Osvaldo] Alonso played limited minutes for us today as well. Nate Jaqua didn’t play today. Sanna [Nyassi] didn’t play today. There’s certain guys that are fitter and recover a little bit better than others. So we’ll make those decisions, and we’ll make those adjustments on Monday. We’re going into the game with the same amount of rest as DC. They had a pretty active game today as well, and they’ve got to fly across the country. Hopefully that’ll behoove us. But once you’re in a rhythm, I mean, players would rather play games than practice. If you look at a regular week, Wednesday’s a hard training day, so I think they’d rather play a game than have a hard training day.”

Here's a look at D.C. United's win over Chicago yesterday, which shot them to the top of the MLS Eastern Conference.