For the first time since the Montreal Impact joined Major League Soccer back in 2012, D.C. United will meet them in the MLS playoffs. Both teams had the chance to host this game against each other, but Montreal lost 3-0 to the New England Revolution on Decision Day, meaning United kept the fourth spot in the Eastern Conference despite a 4-2 setback against Orlando City SC. That means Thursday’s knockout round game will take place at RFK Stadium.
United and the Impact faced off two times this season, with the games coming in the stretch of 30 days.