Complete Mls Cup Playoff Bracket Set, Inter Miami’s Route To Final

The last 16-team MLS bracket has been set.

Home advantage proved decisive arsenic some Chicago Fire and Portland Timbers defeated Orlando City and Real Salt Lake City respectively to beforehand done nan Wild Card round. It was nan Fire’s first playoff triumph of immoderate benignant since 2009, while Portland had won conscionable 2 of their past 11 regular play matches.

Wednesday night’s melodramatic events paved nan measurement for nan last lineup of playoff fixtures to beryllium confirmed.

Lionel Messi vanished arsenic MLS apical scorer. / Rich Storry/Getty Images

Philadelphia Union, arsenic apical Eastern seeds, are nan broadside that will beryllium taking connected Wildcard entrants Chicago Fire successful their best-of-three bid crossed Round One. The freshly crowned Supporters’ Shield holders did nan double complete nan Fire successful nan regular season, scoring 5 goals without reply.

Inter Miami commencement nan postseason against nan squad that saw them extremity nan regular campaign. Nashville were thumped 5–2 connected South Beach arsenic Lionel Messi secured his position arsenic Golden Boot winner pinch a hat-trick. The Coyotes coach B.J. Callaghan claimed that “we look guardant to playing Miami again,” though immoderate fans whitethorn consciousness different.

Western Conference

Mikey Varas led San Diego into nan playoffs. / Soobum Im/Getty Images

San Diego topped nan Western Conference successful their maiden play arsenic a franchise and statesman their first playoff tally against Portland Timbers, a nine which is yet to people a extremity against Mikey Varas’s side.

Thomas Müller’s Vancouver Whitecaps and an LAFC broadside enlivened by Son Heung-min find themselves connected nan aforesaid broadside of nan bracket. Should nan 2 clubs flooded their Round One ties against FC Dalles and Minnesota United respectively, they will look disconnected successful a marquee Conference Semifinals.

Inter Miami produced a thumping triumph to observe Jordi Alba’s career. / Eston Parker/ISI Photos/ISI Photos via Getty Images

Round One Opponent (Best of Three)

Conference Semifinal Potential Opponents

Conference Final Potential Opponents

MLS Cup Potential Opponents

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