The New England Revolution clinched their spot in the playoffs with a 3-2 midweek win at the Chicago Fire thanks to an exquisite right footed blast in stoppage time from captain and MVP candidate Carles Gil.
The proverbial magic number is soccer is something I’ve actually always struggled with, as the total points are heavily affected by individual matchups. But several weeks ago it wasn’t impossible to think that the two late season Revs-Orlando games could have had major implications in the Eastern Conference. The Lions have two games in hand on the Revs but a current three-game losing streak has them in the middle of a growing pack of teams hovering around the mid-to-upper 30s in points.