After Saturday afternoon’s 1-1 draw at SeatGeek Stadium between the Chicago Fire and New York City FC, the Fire occupy the eighth spot in the Eastern Conference with 17 points and will look to continue their playoff push when they visit D.C. United next Wednesday.
New York City, meanwhile, currently sit in sixth in the East with 19 points and hope to continue their eight-game unbeaten run at Mapfre Stadium next Saturday.
Here are three things we learned from the 1-1 draw.
The Chicago Fire’s intent in the attacking phase was clear during the early stages of the first half: attack through their left side by sending long balls to C.