DECEMBER 1, 2021 • MLSSOCCER.COM
PORTLAND 12-11-11 · 9TH IN WESTERN CONFERENCE · ADVANCED TO PLAYOFF
12-11-11 · 9TH IN WESTERN CONFERENCE · ADVANCED TO PLAYOFF
MLS Cup 2021 odds: Portland Timbers favorite to win? ' MLSSoccer.com The 14-team Audi MLS Cup Playoffs field has been reduced to four, and the MLS Cup 2021 combatants will be known by late Sunday afternoon.
Trail Blazers snap 3-game skid with 110-92 win over Detroit
CJ McCollum scored 28 points and the Portland Trail Blazers handed the Detroit Pistons their seventh straight loss with a 110-92 victory on Tuesday nightDECEMBER 1, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Colorado-Portland Thanksgiving game on FOX sets MLS playoff viewership record ' MLSSoccer.com The first-ever Major League Soccer game on Thanksgiving captivated national audiences, resulting in the most-viewed Audi MLS Cup Playoffs ga...
NOVEMBER 30, 2021 • MLSSOCCER.COM
Portland's appeal of Dairon Asprilla red card denied by Independent Review Panel ' MLSSoccer.com The red card shown to Portland Timbers forward Dairon Asprilla during their Audi 2021 MLS Cup Playoffs game vs. the Colorado Rapids has been...
NOVEMBER 29, 2021 • MLSSOCCER.COM
Portland Timbers to host Real Salt Lake for West final of MLS Cup Playoffs The match details have not yet been set for the West final.
NOVEMBER 28, 2021 • OREGONLIVE.COM
Real Salt Lake beats Sporting KC, 2-1 in stoppage time
Bobby Wood directed Justin Meram's crossing pass from low into the right corner in the 90th minute to give Real Salt Lake a 2-1 victory over Sporting Kansas City on Sunday in Major...NOVEMBER 28, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Portland Timbers advance but lose Sebastian Blanco and Dairon Asprilla ' MLSSoccer.com Official MLS highlights, classic matches, video series and features.
NOVEMBER 26, 2021 • MLSSOCCER.COM
Felipe Mora - Takes shot in win Mora took a shot and created a chance in Thursday's 1-0 Western Conference semifinal victory against Colorado.
Impact Mora was a second half substitute on Thursday as Jaroslaw Niezgoda got the start at forward against the Rapids. Mora will likely return to the XI in the conference final on Dec. 5.
NOVEMBER 26, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Claudio Bravo - Creates three chances in win Bravo took a shot and created three chances in Thursday's 1-0 Western Conference semifinal victory against Colorado. He also made a clearance, two interceptions and won one of one...
Impact Bravo played well on both sides of the ball on Thursday as his side upset the Rapids and advanced to the Western Conference Final, where Portland will face either No. 3 Sporting KC (which scored 58 goals in the regular season) or No. 7 Real Salt Lake (55 goals).
NOVEMBER 26, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Yimmi Chara - Takes three shots in win Chara took three shots and created a chance in Thursday's 1-0 Western Conference semifinal victory against Colorado.
Impact Chara was active in attack on Thursday, but the Rapids were finally broken down by a late Larrys Mabiala strike that sent the Timbers to the Western Conference Final. Chara hasn't scored in more than a month in MLS, but he will want to change that against either Kansas City or Salt Lake on Dec. 5.
NOVEMBER 26, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Steve Clark - Keeps clean sheet against Colorado Clark made three saves and kept a clean sheet in Thursday's 1-0 Western Conference semifinal victory against the Rapids.
Impact Clark kept his eighth clean sheet of the season on Thursday as his side upset the No. 1 seed and advanced to the conference final. He will face either No. 3 Kansas City or No. 7 Salt Lake, which scored 58 and 55 goals in the regular season, respectively.
NOVEMBER 26, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Larrys Mabiala - Scores goal against Colorado Mabiala scored a goal and made nine clearances in Thursday's 1-0 Western Conference semifinal victory against the Rapids.
Impact Mabiala scored the winner during a scramble in the box from a corner kick late in Thursday's game, meaning he has found the net in both playoff games so far after tallying zero goals for the entirety of the regular season. He will face either No. 3 Sporting KC or No. 7 Real Salt Lake in the Western Conference Final on Dec. 5, which scored 58 and 55 goals in the regular season, respectively.
NOVEMBER 26, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Dairon Asprilla - Sent off against Colorado Asprilla was shown a straight red card for violent conduct in the 94th minute of Thursday's Western Conference semifinal victory against the Rapids. He took two shots (one on targe...
Impact Asprilla will regret his heat-of-the-moment actions on Thursday, but nonetheless will be suspended for the Western Conference Final against either Sporting KC or Real Salt Lake on Dec. 5. Marvin Loria could replace him on the left wing for the game.
NOVEMBER 26, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Three Takeaways from Portland's late win over Colorado to reach the Western Conference Final ' MLSSoccer.com After the first Thanksgiving match in MLS history, we can safely say that the Portland Timbers are not getting invited back to the Colorado...
NOVEMBER 26, 2021 • MLSSOCCER.COM
Larrys Mabiala plays hero for Timbers with 90th-minute goal vs. Rapids ' MLS Highlights ' ESPN FC
NOVEMBER 26, 2021 • YOUTUBE
Larrys Mabiala leads Timbers to semifinal win over Rapids, advance in MLS playoffs Adding to the late-game drama, Dairon Asprilla was given a red card just minutes later in stoppage time after he was jostling with Braian Ga...
NOVEMBER 26, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Colorado Rapids vs. Portland Timbers
NOVEMBER 26, 2021 • YOUTUBE
Timbers beat Rapids on late goal to reach MLS West final Larrys Mabiala scored in the 90th minute and the Portland Timbers beat the Colorado Rapids 1-0 on Thursday to advance to the Western Confere...
NOVEMBER 26, 2021 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM
Timbers beat Rapids on late goal to reach MLS West final
Larrys Mabiala scored in the 90th minute and the Portland Timbers beat the Colorado Rapids 1-0 on Thursday to advance to the Western Conference finalNOVEMBER 25, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Recap: Colorado Rapids 0, Portland Timbers 1 ' MLSSoccer.com Larrys Mabiala's 90th-minute goal helped the Portland Timbers reach the Western Conference Final of the Audi 2021 MLS Cup Playoffs in dramat...
NOVEMBER 25, 2021 • MLSSOCCER.COM
Portland's Sebastian Blanco leaves field in tears after suffering injury vs. Colorado ' MLSSoccer.com The Portland Timbers' Audi 2021 MLS Cup Playoff hopes suffered a major blow in the second half of their Western Conference Semifinal against...
NOVEMBER 25, 2021 • MLSSOCCER.COM
Sebastian Blanco - Comes off injured against Colorado Blanco was subbed out of Thursday's Western Conference semifinal victory against the Rapids in the 52nd minute after suffering an apparent injury.
Impact Santiago Moreno replaced Blanco in Thursday's game, which Portland ended up winning via a late Larrys Mabiala strike. With nine goals and six assists since August, Blanco has been hugely important for the Timbers and they will hope that he will be ready to return for the Western Conference Final on Dec. 5.
NOVEMBER 25, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
MLS Footnotes: Colorado Rapids and Portland Timbers start a new Thanksgiving tradition
In a new Thanksgiving tradition, the Colorado Rapids host the Portland Timbers in an MLS playoff game, writes Doug McIntyre.NOVEMBER 24, 2021
HIGHLIGHTS: Portland Timbers vs. Minnesota United FC ' November 21, 2021 ' MLSSoccer.com Official MLS highlights, classic matches, video series and features.
NOVEMBER 24, 2021 • MLSSOCCER.COM
