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MLS rooting guide for Timbers fans: Matchday 29

Welcome to late-season Portland Timbers soccer! Where the pressure to make the playoffs seemingly reaches new heights every week, and each game becomes a new exercise in managing our anxiety levels. Home field advantage has essentially been squandered, and neither you, I, or anyone else knows how the season is going to turn out.

That sound you hear is me frantically squeezing all the stress balls I can find to try to relieve my creeping sense of dread.

In all seriousness, the season really feels like it’s hanging in the balance this weekend. A win would put the Timbers back into more certain playoff contention and help calm a lot of nerves, while anything less than that would cause … much worse reactions.