Saturday’s clash between the winners of three of the past four Supporters’ Shields is the first MLS title match in 19 years featuring a pair of No. 1 seeds, and these clubs have been in lockstep si…
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Football Club and the Philadelphia Union have been inseparable since 2018.
All things considered, competing in front of their supporters at the Banc is the clearest advantage LAFC holds over Philadelphia ahead of Saturday’s match. LAFC captain Carlos Vela did not play, making Latif Blessing the club’s only holdover from 2022 who participated that day. Following a 1-1 draw in Philadelphia during LAFC’s first Supporters’ Shield season in 2019, the Black & Gold looked especially formidable when they met the next season in what turned out to be the last MLS match before the league paused while the COVID-19 pandemic upended everything.
The two teams were not scheduled to play in 2021, when LAFC failed to make the postseason for the first time and Philadelphia lost in the Eastern Conference final after sitting 11 players against New York City due to COVID restrictions.
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