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Jacob Schneider

The MLS playoffs are set! Seedings and matches confirmed for both the Eastern and Western Conferences ahead of the postseason

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The MLS playoffs are set, and GOAL has you covered with each team who has qualified, their first round match and their seeding.

A 94th minute penalty kick, heartbreak at the death, players watching other matches dying seconds on a tablet together and controversial coaching decisions: MLS Decision Day had it all.

The New York Red Bulls clinched a playoff berth in the dying minutes of their Eastern Conference match against Nashville SC, sending Montreal players into disarray as they watched on from a small screen on their bench in Ohio after falling to the Columbus Crew.

Minnesota United benched their leading goalscorer in all competitions, Bongokuhle Hlongwane, and they lacked an attacking threat all night as they fell to Sporting Kansas City on a night where they were in must-win territory.

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Meanwhile, 2022 World Cup winner Thiago Almada was controversially sent off with two yellow card offenses for Atlanta United and is set to miss their opening-round playoff match.

All this, and more, as five teams clinched a playoff spot on Saturday, with three being sent home in heartbreaking fashion.

The 2023 MLS playoffs have arrived, along with a new format, and GOAL has you covered when it comes to figuring out who ended up where and how they got there.