Field Level Media
19 Sep 2025, 21:35 GMT+10
(Photo credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images)
One year after making a run to the MLS Cup title game, the New York Red Bulls need a strong finish just to make the Eastern Conference playoffs.
New York (11-12-7, 40 points), which lost to the Los Angeles Galaxy in the championship game, enters Saturday night's match at last-place CF Montreal (5-16-9, 24 points) two points behind the ninth-place Chicago Fire for the final playoff spot. Chicago still has five matches remaining compared to four for the Red Bulls.
That makes Saturday's contest at Montreal pretty much a must-win. New York's final three matches are all against teams in the top seven in the Eastern standings: rival New York City FC, FC Cincinnati and the Columbus Crew.
The Red Bulls are just 1-10-4 on the road this season, the worst away mark in the East. Only the Galaxy (0-9-7) have fewer road wins.
New York is 0-2-1 in its last three matches and comes in off a 2-1 loss at Portland last weekend. Emil Forsberg scored the tying goal in the 70th minute but Antony netted the game-winner for the Timbers just three minutes later.
'At the end, we lost -- on the road -- again,' Red Bulls coach Sandro Schwarz said. 'Now we have four games to go. The energy level we need, every time, every time.'
Montreal is in a four-way battle with Toronto FC, Atlanta United and D.C. United to avoid finishing in the East cellar. Montreal, which comes in off a 2-0 loss to St. Louis City, has managed just 11 points in 15 home games (2-8-5).
'The second goal killed us a bit,' Montreal coach Marco Donadel said of a Marcel Hartel goal in the 55th minute. 'We were ready to do three substitutions and push a bit more but when we went down 2-0 it became more difficult.'
New York won the first meeting against Montreal on April 26, a 1-0 decision following a goal by defender Noah Eile in the 67th minute. Carlos Coronel made five saves in the win.
--Field Level Media
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