Getty Revolution midfielder Cristian Penilla.
The Montreal Impact will host the New England Revolution on Saturday in each side’s MLS season opener.
The match is scheduled to start at 3 p.m. ET and will be on TVA Sports (Impact markets), NBC Sports Boston (Revolution markets) or ESPN+ (all US out-of-market).
If you don’t have cable and you live in the US, you can watch a live stream of the Impact vs Revolution on your computer, phone, Fire Stick, Roku, Apple TV, Xbox One, PS4, Smart TV, or other device via one of the following streaming services:
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If You’re in the Revolution Market: FuboTV
For those who are in-market, NBC Sports Boston is one of 95-plus live TV channels included in the main FuboTV bundle, which comes with a free seven-day trial:
Once signed up for FuboTV, you can watch a live stream of the Impact vs Revolution on your computer via the FuboTV website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, or other supported device via the FuboTV app.
If you can’t watch live, FuboTV comes with 30 hours of cloud DVR space, as well as a 72-hour look-back feature, which will allow you to watch the match on-demand within three days of its conclusion, even if you don’t record it.
If You’re Out of Market: ESPN+
If you live outside of the game’s market, anyone in the U.S can watch the Impact vs Revolution live on ESPN+:
ESPN+ is the digital streaming service from ESPN that has exclusive coverage of every out-of-market, non-nationally televised MLS game this season, plus other live sports every day, all the 30-for-30 documentaries, and additional original content (both video and written) all for $4.99 per month.
Or, if you also want the new Disney+ streaming service and Hulu, you can get all three for $12.99 per month, which works out to 25 percent savings.
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Once signed up for ESPN+, you can then watch the Impact vs Revolution live on your computer via ESPN.com, or on your phone (Android and iPhone compatible), tablet, Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, or other streaming device via the ESPN app.
If You’re in the Revolution Market: AT&T TV Now
AT&T TV Now (formerly DirecTV Now) offers six different channel bundles. Of those, the “Max,” “Choice,” “Xtra” and “Ultimate” packages include NBC Sports Boston (in select markets), and “Max” come with a free seven-day trial:
Once signed up for AT&T TV Now, you can watch a live stream of the Impact vs Revolution on your computer via the AT&T TV Now website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, or other compatible streaming device via the AT&T TV app.
If you can’t watch live, AT&T TV Now — no matter what channel package you choose — comes with included cloud DVR.
If You’re in the Revolution Market: Hulu With Live TV
NBC Sports Boston (in select markets) is included in Hulu With Live TV, which comes with 60-plus live TV channels and Hulu’s extensive on-demand library of TV shows and movies:
Once signed up for Hulu With Live TV, you can watch a live stream of the Impact vs Revolution on your computer via the Hulu website, or on your phone (Android and iPhone supported), tablet, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Echo Show, or other streaming device via the Hulu app.
If you can’t watch live, Hulu With Live TV comes with 50 hours of cloud DVR space, as well as the option to upgrade to “Enhanced Cloud DVR,” which gives you 200 hours of space and the ability to fast-forward through commercials.
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The Impact finished ninth in the Eastern Conference and 18th overall in 2019, but managed to qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League by virtue of winning the Canadian Championship.
On Wednesday, they secured passage to the Champions League quarterfinals with a scoreless draw at home in the second leg of their matchup Costa Rican club Saprissa, winning on away goals. The sides played to a 2-2 draw in San José, Costa Rica, a week earlier.
“Finishing a game like this and to see my team fight like this in both the first and second legs, I don’t have anything to say,” Impact manager Thierry Henry said, according to MLSsoccer.com. “There are things that we will need to correct, obviously, but in terms of combativeness, there’s nothing to say.”
Forward Bojan Krkić nearly put Montreal up in the first minute. Following a misplay from Saprissa’s backline, Krkić beat goalkeeper Aarón Cruz to the ball in the box, but Cruz was up to German’s attempt.
In the 45th minute, Cruz stopped midfielder Shamit Shone’s attempt from inside the penalty area after a splendid setup by forward Romell Quioto.
“It wasn’t an easy game, like we saw,” Henry said, per the club’s official website. “We could’ve changed the complexion of this game in the very beginning with Bojan’s opportunity, but he couldn’t finish it off, which can happen. There was that lovely move from Shamit as well who almost scored before the half. We knew we were going to suffer in the second half, but we managed the pressure well. The guys fought hard tonight, but they were a very difficult team to maneuver.”
The Revolution dropped eight of their first 12 league games a season ago, then lost just three of 22 the rest of the way to capture the Eastern Conference’s seventh and final playoff spot. They lost to eventual conference finalists Atlanta United in the first round.
New England played their final preseason tilt on Feb. 22, besting the Portland Timbers 3-1 in Oregon behind a brace from forward Gustavo Bou.
“We just need to be cleaner,” goalkeeper Matt Turner said, according to the club’s official website. “We need to win tackles in the midfield. We need to be more organized. We need to read ‘danger’ when danger’s occurring and just be cleaner on the ball in general.
“I think you saw in the second half we have the quality to play and pass and create opportunities that way. We don’t have to create opportunities strictly from pressing other teams. We’re going to work on it.”