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Philadelphia Union to play New England Revolution on Saturday

DC United loss to Montreal Impact sets up the Union to play the Revs in the knockouts at 10:30 p.m. Saturday

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6 years ago

July 22, 2020

The Philadelphia Union will face the New England Revolution in a Round of 16 of the MLS is Back Tournament on Saturday night at 10:30 p.m.

The Union learned their opponent early Wednesday morning with the completion of the final Group C match between Montreal Impact and DC United. The Impact won the match 1-0, giving the Revs second place in the group and a date with the Union. DC United was eliminated from the MLS is Back Tournament.

The Union had a 6-1 win over the Revs last season and tied 1-1 in Foxborough. Revs head coach Brad Friedel was fired five days after they lost in Chester and the 1-1 draw was Bruce Arena’s fifth game after taking over as head coach and technical director.

Matthew Ralph

Matthew Ralph is the managing editor of Philadelphia Soccer Now. He's covered soccer at all levels for a decade in the Philadelphia region and has also written for TheCup.us, NPSL, PrepSoccer and other publications. He lives with his wife and two young children in Broomall, Pa., but grew up in South Jersey and is originally from Kansas.

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