The wild card round of the MLS Cup playoffs is now done and dusted, making way for all the celebration to begin. Supporters’ Preserve winners Inter Miami will kick off the fun by hosting Atlanta United, and the first round is exciting overall. Groups will play games in a perfect 3-way sequence that includes denying attractions. If a game is played later than 90 minutes, it will travel directly to the consequences and the first team to win two games will travel to the then playoff round.
But can the Columbus team leave Miami to participate in the MLS Cup finals consecutively? Or will the return of Los Angeles revitalize the Western Convention? We’ve explained how to select each sport in the MLS Cup playoffs to decide the eventual winner.
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Inter Miami vs. Atlanta United
Sport one: Miami 3, Atlanta 1
Sport two: Atlanta 2, Miami 2 (trip to Miami on consequences)
Orlando Town SC vs. Charlotte FC
Sport one: Orlando 1, Charlotte 0
Sport two: Charlotte 2, Orlando 1
Sport 3: Orlando 2, Charlotte 0
FC Cincinatti v York Town FC unused
Sport one: Cincinnati 3, NYCFC 1
Sport two: NYCFC 2, Cincinnati 3
Columbus Team vs. York Purple Bulls Unused
Sport one: Columbus 2, NYRB 1
Sport two: NYRB 2, Columbus 2 (The Voyage of Columbus on the Aftermath)
Los Angeles FC vs. Vancouver Whitecaps
Sport one: LAFC 3, Vancouver 1
Sport two: Vancouver 1, LAFC 2
Seattle Sounders vs. Houston Dynamo
Sport one: Seattle 1, Houston 0
Sport two: Houston 2, Seattle 1
Sport 3: Seattle 2, Houston 1
Royal Salt Puddle vs. Minnesota United
Sport one: Royal Salt Puddle 2, Minnesota 3
Sport two: Minnesota 2, Royal Salt Puddle 1
LA Galaxy vs. Colorado Rapids
Sport one: Los Angeles Galaxy 3, Colorado 1
Sport two: Colorado 3, Los Angeles Galaxy 2
Sport 3: LA Galaxy 4, Colorado 1
One of the advantages of the more productive three-way playoff design is that everyone will get a home game, but it also means it’s harder to eliminate the top seeds because the underdogs want to win at least one road game. That leads to things changing from time to time, but there may be some interesting trends with teams like LA Galaxy wanting to play games at altitude where they can launch a game quickly.
Some of them will travel to multiple games and winning Minnesota isn’t something they’re too upset about, but they’re the only lower-ranked team I’ve made it out of the first round that can be business as usual.
Semifinals
Japanese convention
Inter Miami 2, Orlando Town 1
Columbus Team 4, FC Cincinnati 3
It’s a month of derbies with a fight for Florida and in the Hell is Actual derby they will usually deliver the fireworks. Inter Miami will want to build fitness with an Olrando Town team that has had its share but behind a not-so-secret weapon in Lionel Messi, who won’t be too tanned to do it. In Columbus, an explosion of goals awaits us between Cucho Hernández and Luciano Acosta in the best scoring game of the entire playoffs.
Western convention
LAFC 3, Seattle 1
LA Galaxy 3, Minnesota United 2
When moving to the West, we have still been presented with a mystery between the Galaxy and Minnesota United where the team that wants to secure much more is the one that ends up winning it. LAFC will flex its muscles and move forward with fun, as despite the end of the season, Seattle will want to restructure to return to control of the West, where it belongs.
definitive convention
Inter Miami 2, Team Colon 3
LAFC 3, LA Galaxy 3 (LA Galaxy on the aftermath)
Miami and Columbus were competing for everything today and it’s a miracle they’re facing off for the Japanese Convention crown. In a stressful time, the team gets what they deserve, making everyone else see each other one last time. Towards them is El Tráfico, always exciting. The Galaxy may have lost the rights to host this game in the final month of the season, but they will prepare for it by winning a penalty shootout to qualify for the MLS Cup.
MLS Cup
Team Columbus 3, LA Galaxy 2
The number of two seeds of each convention is the status of general aspects, as this can be, however, any other visible adjustment. The team will avenge their loss in the Concacaf Champions Cup final by winning the MLS Cup, but this could be the Galaxy’s signal to the league that they are back and here to stay.
