It’s taken two years, but at long last Atlanta United is back in the postseason. The Five Stripes’s marathon regular season ended with a 6th place finish, the reward (punishment?) for which is a Wednesday night trip to Columbus in game one of a possible three in Round One.
The Crew is a rather familiar opponent for Atlanta, and they met as recently as October 7th in Atlanta’s home finale. Since then, Columbus has clinched the third seed in the Eastern Conference with 57 points, up 11 points and 5 spots by its 2022 finish.