It was a great week for last season’s Major League Soccer Supporters’ Shield winners, the New York Red Bulls, who secured the full quota of six points from their two games to guarantee a spot in the postseason. Atlanta United also won twice this week, the Five Stripes still looking to take home the Eastern Conference title.
They needed a last-gasp winner against San Jose on Saturday night, just like Colorado needed to come from behind with an 85th minute winning goal against Sporting Kansas City to keep their slim playoff hopes alive.
Meanwhile, the race for the six remaining postseason spots in the Western Conference is still well and truly alive, with only LAFC having already assured themselves of a place in the playoffs.