It's win or go home tonight as Philadelphia Union battles the Portland Timbers in the MLS is Back Knockout Round presented by Audi. Kick off is scheduled for 8:00 p.m. ET and can be viewed on FS1 and TUDN. For the MLS is Back Tournament, matchday rosters are expanded due to the new five substitution rules. Below are the starting lineup and notes.
STARTING XI
Andre Blake; Kai Wagner, Mark McKenzie, Jack Elliott, Ray Gaddis; Jose Martinez, Jamiro Monteiro, Alejandro Bedoya, Brenden Aaronson; Kacper Przybylko, Sergio Santos.
BENCH: Joe Bendik, Jakob Glesnes, Aurelien Collin, Olivier Mbaizo, Matt Real, Anthony Fontana, Matej Oravec, Cole Turner, Jack de Vries, Ilsinho, Michee Ngalina, Andrew Wooten.
NOTES
- Jim Curtin makes no changes to the group that defeated New England Revolution in the Round of 16 and Sporting Kansas City in the Quarterfinals.
- Forward Kacper Przybylko netted the club's lone goal against the Timbers in 2019.
- The Union are 1-6-3 all-time against Portland in MLS regular season matches. This will be the first knockout match between the Union and the Timbers.
