Impact look to end season with win over Revs, but also need Orlando to beat D.C.
MONTREAL — They will need help, but the Montreal Impact will be gunning for home field advantage in the playoffs when they face the New England Revolution in Foxborough, Mass., on Sunday.
If the fifth-place Impact (11-10-12) defeat the seventh-place Revolution (10-14-9), they still need Orlando to win or draw against fourth-place D.C. United to get home field for the single-game knockout round of MLS playoffs next week. Montreal clinched a playoff spot with a 2-2 draw against Toronto FC last Sunday.
“We have to give everything we can to try to get that home game,” captain Patrice Bernier said Friday. “Of course, we don’t now what’s going to happen with the D.C. game, but if we do it’s great.
“This is a homer league. At Saputo Stadium, we’ve proven it’s a big advantage but we’re also comfortable playing away. We’ve shown this year we’re a much better away team.”