Welcome to the 2024 Major League Soccer playoffs. Nine months and 988 games have led us to this point: of MLS's 29 teams, just 16 remain in contention for the Cup.
Miami is heavily favored against Atlanta in the first round of the MLS playoffs, but the United tend to bring out the worst in the Lionel Messi-powered powerhouse.
Several of MLS' biggest stars will represent their countries at the Euros. But who is leaving? How far will they make it in the Euros? And how will their MLS teams fare without them?
Atlanta United's lowest point this season came in July in the Leagues Cup, where Lionel Messi's Inter Miami destroyed it 4-0 in Florida. What a difference a few weeks makes.