The MLS Cup Playoffs are heating up, but despite all the noise, one thing is clear: the Vancouver Whitecaps are not in the final just yet. Their next hurdle is a massive one. On Saturday, November 22, they host LAFC at BC Place in a high-stakes Western Conference Semifinal.
Win that, and they move on to the Western Conference Final on November 30, where Minnesota United or the Seattle Sounders will be waiting. Lose it, and the dream ends right there.
Still, dreams are powerful fuel, and nobody is stoking them quite like Thomas Muller.