Last season, LA Galaxy spent all but a few minutes of the MLS regular season inside the playoff bubble. Unfortunately for them, the few minutes they spent outside the bubble, were the final few minutes of the season as they watched their playoff hopes dashed on the final day of the season.
It’s something the team has talked about all year, and what they've worked all year long to try and avoid. In some ways, they're lucky this time around, as there has been no sense of comfort at any point in 2022. The entire season has been one long playoff push for the G’s as they've hovered around the playoff line for most of the year.