The North American league will kick off the current campaign's postseason with a pair of games this Saturday. The first round will define the rivals of LAFC and Philadelphia Union.
With the start of the 2022 MLS Playoffs this Saturday, a new postseason will be launched in North America's highest category of football, where a new champion will be sought or the possibility that New York City FC will revalidate the championship obtained during the campaign of 2021. Carlos Vela's LAFC and Dániel Gazdag's Philadelphia Union look like favorites.
Decision Day, we understood the franchises that will rest in the first round of the postseason by being the leaders of each of their conferences would be the 'Black & Gold and the Union, but this does not prevent them from already knowing each other your potential rivals to start your way in the quest to obtain your first MLS Cup title.
LAFC will not play this weekend but will be very attentive to the match between LA Galaxy (4) and Nashville SC (5) since the winner of this matchup will have to visit the winners of the Supporters in the next phase. Shield 2022 at Banc of California Stadium in the Conference Semifinal.
The matches between FC Dallas (3), and Real Salt Lake (7), so within the games to be played this weekend of the week, could also define a head-to-head between Texas organizations, or the upsets could lead to having a completely surprising Conference Semifinal.
Philadelphia Union will not see activity in the first round of the Playoffs. Still, it will closely follow the match between New York Red Bulls (4) and FC Cincinnati (5) since those at Red Bull Arena or those at QTL Stadium will be their rivals in the Conference Semifinal.
The remaining key in the East will be the match between New York City FC (3).
MLS champion and the Canadians are fighting for the top of the table until the last games of the regular season.
Exciting confrontations and a single game mark the postseason in the North American league, so in case of a tie during regular time, it will proceed to overtime. If the tie is maintained, penalties will come to define the winner, so in every one of the rounds, each.
First Round: Saturday, 15, Sunday, 16 and Monday, October 17.
Conference Semifinals: LAFC and Philadelphia Union matches will be on Thursday, October 20. The other semifinals are played on Sunday, October 23.
Conference Finals: Sunday, October 30.
MLS Cup 2022 Final: Saturday, November 5.
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