(author’s note: This article was a lot easier to write Sunday morning after seeing the Seattle Sounders advance on Saturday. Thanks guys, let’s do that again okay? Now get some rest everyone and watch some MLS with us, as that was a stressful Saturday.)
Three big storylines
- The Philadelphia Union joined MLS in 2010 just one season after the Seattle Sounders and they are still looking for their first playoff win. The Union finished the MLS regular season in third place in the Eastern Conference while the New York Red Bulls followed up their record-setting regular season in 2018 with a disappointing sixth place finish in the Eastern Conference.