The Major League Soccer postseason is here. And the MLS playoffs are split into two conferences, East and West. Here we look at the West.
The Western Conference features the Supporters’ Shield winners, Los Angeles FC, and a team who have reached the postseason for the first time in their history, Minnesota United. Also involved on this side of the playoffs are both the 2015 and 2016 MLS Cup Champions, the Portland Timbers and the Seattle Sounders, respectively. They are joined by five-time MLS Cup winners, the Los Angeles Galaxy, two-time U.S. Open Cup winners FC Dallas and the 2009 MLS Cup Champions, Real Salt Lake.