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Red Bulls handle Crew to move into East finals

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Aaron Long celebrates after scoring a goal.

The Red Bulls have been here before.

They’ve been the best team in MLS before. They captured their third Supporters’ Shield in six years. Their 71 points set an MLS record for the highest tally ever in a season. The team’s core nucleus has some of the league’s best individual players.

So maybe their 19th playoff appearance in franchise history will be the best one after they were able to extend it

Despite being down a goal on aggregate entering the second leg of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Columbus Crew, the Red Bulls were able to erase it with an absolute clinic.