After 34 games, the regular season is officially over. Now, New York City FC and the other fortunate teams that made the postseason are competing in the MLS Cup Playoffs. The Round One Best-of-3 series will see teams play at least two games, home and away, with a third one played at the higher seed if needed. For the Pigeons, since they finished the regular season in fifth place in the Eastern Conference, they are playing Charlotte FC in the first round, who finished in fourth.
As many know, the Crown has been a thorn in NYCFC’s side since they joined Major League Soccer.