The Portland Thorns square off against the Chicago Red Stars in their regular season home finale Sunday afternoon, in a game carries huge playoff implications for both teams.

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The Thorns (9-7-8, 35 points) officially booked their spot in the 2022 NWSL playoffs last Wednesday by virtue of a 3-0 thrashing of Racing Louisville. It took a half for Portland’s boots to get warmed up, but they exploded in the second half, scoring two goals almost immediately out of the gates at the start of the second half.