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Inter Miami<\/a> rescued a late point, the Quakes<\/a> played a wild, high-scoring game, and the Whitecaps<\/a> pulled off an impressive comeback. It was truly a week unlike any other.<\/p>\n As always: The Power Rankings are voted on by, give or take, 15 people associated with MLSsoccer.com. The author does get a little rush out of moving your team down a few spots, though.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n The ‘Caps have figured out how to go full horror movie monster. RSL<\/a> thought they\u2019d wrapped things up early against Vancouver when they scored twice in the first four minutes, but the Whitecaps came back to life and equalized just 20 minutes later thanks to a brace from Brian White<\/a>. Just when RSL thought they might escape with a draw, Pedro Vite<\/a> gave Vancouver the win.<\/p>\n Now on to bigger things. They\u2019ll head to Estadio Ol\u00edmpico Universitario on Sunday to face Cruz Azul in the Concacaf Champions Cup<\/a> final. They\u2019re one win away from completing the most remarkable run we\u2019ve ever seen from an MLS team in Concacaf.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n The Union<\/a> forgot to ensure Inter Miami were all the way dead instead of some of the way dead. They bulldozed the Herons for 90% of the game, took a 3-1 lead and then watched it evaporate after an 87th-minute Lionel Messi<\/a> freekick goal and a 90+5\u2019 minute Telasco Segovia<\/a> equalizer.<\/p>\n They\u2019ll be very, very disappointed not to take all three points. Still, they\u2019re leading the East, Tai Baribo<\/a> can\u2019t stop scoring, Quinn Sullivan<\/a> is a star, and the underlying numbers love them. Philly will be just fine.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n This is as strong as Orlando City<\/a> have looked\u2026 maybe ever? They rolled to a straightforward 1-0 win over Portland<\/a> for their 27th point in 15 games and their underlying numbers are right at the very top of the league. That\u2019s three wins in a row and 12 games without a loss.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n The Crew<\/a> had a rare stumble over the weekend in a 3-2 loss to Charlotte<\/a>. They\u2019ll have a couple of chances to make up for it in a huge double game week when they take on Nashville<\/a> and Miami. After that, they\u2019ll get a week off before they face Vancouver. It\u2019s the toughest stretch of Columbus\u2019 season so far and they’ll face more challenges along the way, especially if injuries to Patrick Schulte<\/a> and Steven Moreira<\/a> keep them out for a few games.<\/p>\n By the way, we\u2019re six starts into D\u00e1niel Gazdag<\/a>\u2019s tenure with Columbus. He\u2019s still looking for his first goal contribution.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n It may not have been the most beautiful goal San Diego<\/a> have scored this season, but stoppage-time winners all count the same. Chucky Lozano<\/a>\u2019s fifth goal of the year \u2013 aided by a miskick from an LA Galaxy<\/a> defender \u2013 gave the league\u2019s newest club their second win over the reigning MLS Cup champs this season. After 15 games, San Diego are second in the West.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n CF Montr\u00e9al<\/a> gave them a scare, but Olivier Giroud<\/a> rescued a road point for LAFC<\/a> in a 2-2 draw. It hasn\u2019t felt like LAFC are at their best lately, but that draw made it eight games without a loss. That\u2019s solid form at the right time. They have a massive game on Saturday against Club Am\u00e9rica for a spot in the FIFA Club World Cup<\/a> (and $9.55 million).<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n We\u2019ve been mentioning for a few weeks now that Cincy<\/a>\u2019s underlying numbers, particularly on defense, haven\u2019t been as impressive as their record. It felt like everything regressed at once during Sunday Night Soccer presented by Continental Tire against Atlanta<\/a>.<\/p>\n A previously dormant Five Stripes attack generated four goals on 4.3 xG. Matt Miazga<\/a>‘s return hasn’t improved the defense quite like many expected. Cincy have some issues to work out.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n A late penalty made Albert Rusn\u00e1k<\/a> the first player to clock 25 goals and 25 assists with two different clubs and handed the Sounders<\/a> a 1-0 win over Dallas<\/a>. Results against LAFC and Portland a couple of weeks ago were disappointing, but Seattle have still picked up 10 points from their last five matches and are equal on points for fourth in the West.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n It\u2019s worth mentioning week after week that Nashville are playing some of the most exciting and most effective soccer in the league right now. B.J. Callaghan’s squad is flying.<\/p>\n Sam Surridge<\/a>\u2019s brace guided them to a 2-1 win over Toronto<\/a> on Saturday and Wyatt Meyer<\/a>\u2019s 79th-minute goal gave them a 3-2 win<\/a> over Orlando in Wednesday\u2019s US Open Cup<\/a> Round of 16 matchup. Nashville are sitting third in the East on points and first in the East in xG created.<\/p>\n And, oh, by the way: Walker Zimmerman<\/a> is back now, too.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Minnesota<\/a> scored yet another set-piece goal, but it wasn\u2019t enough to earn all three points against Austin<\/a>. They\u2019ve still won three of their last five and they\u2019ve made their way into the US Open Cup quarterfinals.<\/p>\n A big matchup with Vancouver is on the way Wednesday.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n We\u2019re almost two years into this and teams are somehow still forgetting to make sure Miami are dead and buried before letting off the gas. Messi pulled the Herons back into the game with a stunning free kick in the 87th minute that made it 3-2 and Segovia delivered the equalizer in the fifth minute of stoppage time to steal a point in Philly.<\/p>\n That doesn\u2019t mean all of their issues are solved, though. They were extremely lucky to avoid a loss and have just one win in their last six MLS games.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n A Chicago<\/a> red card (and then another) turned things around for New York City FC<\/a> at Yankee Stadium this weekend. They recovered from an early 1-0 deficit, putting three past the Fire and earning all three points. Make it 13 points from the Pigeons\u2019 last six games.<\/p>\n Those games weren\u2019t against the stiffest competition the league has to offer, but still, they\u2019re getting the job done in a way they weren\u2019t at the start of the season.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n The Quakes refuse to play a normal game at this point. They hosted Houston<\/a> and came out of it with a 3-3 draw that saw them score all three goals in a 10-minute span, then allow a stoppage-time equalizer. It\u2019s the third time this year the Quakes have scored and allowed at least three goals in a game. On a related note, they\u2019re first in the league in goals scored and tied for the third-worst mark in the league in goals allowed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Tough week.<\/p>\n After dropping out of the US Open Cup via a midweek loss to San Jose, the Timbers had to go all the way across the country to face a red-hot Orlando side and came up short. It happens.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Since their switch to a three-center-back setup, the Revs<\/a> have prided themselves on pulling out low-scoring wins. For some reason, they dove back into chaos on their trip to Sporting Kansas City<\/a> over the weekend. Maxi Urruti<\/a>\u2019s 84th-minute equalizer made it 3-3 and salvaged a point. It\u2019s the second 3-3 match they\u2019ve played in the last three games. In the seven other games they\u2019ve played since they changed shape, they\u2019ve allowed just two total goals.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Every now and then, Charlotte show up and decide to scrape against their ceiling. That\u2019s what we got this weekend in an impressive 3-2 win over Columbus, where Charlotte were the better side. A brace from Patrick Agyemang<\/a> in the first 25 minutes led the way for The Crown, who broke a five-game losing streak in the win. Maybe this will stabilize things?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Goals from Cam Harper<\/a> and Mohammed Sofo<\/a> delivered a 2-0 victory over D.C. United<\/a> in MLS, and a penalty shootout win over Dallas sent New York<\/a> to the US Open Cup quarterfinals. Not a bad way to bounce back from a Hudson River Derby loss.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n The Rapids<\/a> have bounced back from a three-game losing streak with back-to-back 1-0 wins. Their latest came against St. Louis<\/a> over the weekend. They weren\u2019t at their best the last two weeks, but they\u2019ve gotten the job done against their last two Western Conference foes.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Touch \u2705 \u2014 Colorado Rapids (@ColoradoRapids) May 25, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n Things were going just fine against NYCFC until Brian Guti\u00e9rrez<\/a>\u2019s 31st-minute red card. A 1-0 lead eventually disappeared and Chicago came away from a trip to The Bronx empty-handed.<\/p>\n The good news is they managed a US Open Cup win midweek. They\u2019re onto the quarterfinals.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Houston got caught up in the Quakes-ness of it all and blew a 2-0 lead to San Jose before finding an equalizer from Griffin Dorsey<\/a> in the first minute of stoppage time. They\u2019ve won once in their last five MLS games.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Austin went down 1-0 early but bounced back quickly to earn a 1-1 draw on the road. It\u2019s a good point, but it\u2019s fair to keep asking questions about their attack. They\u2019ve scored more than one goal in a league game just once this season. No one in MLS has scored fewer goals.<\/p>\n They did manage to put three past Houston in a midweek US Open Cup win, though.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Well, it started pretty ok. RSL sprinted out to a 2-0 lead on Vancouver just four minutes into the game. They peaked a little too early. Vancouver equalized by the 25-minute mark and won outright in the 90th. RSL have one win in their last eight games.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n
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