Minnesota United locked up a playoff spot back in September but head into the 2025 MLS Cup Playoffs with the feeling that they backed in.

Following the heartbreaking 2-1 loss in the semifinals of the U.S. Open Cup in September at Allianz Field, the Loons struggled to regain the form that vaulted them to the top of the Western Conference. In the four games following their Open Cup exit, Minnesota got thumped at home by an in-form Chicago Fire side, scraped out a 1-1 draw against a stumbling Colorado Rapids team that missed the playoffs, dominated a terrible Sporting KC side, and then never got out of the gates against an LA Galaxy team that sat at the bottom of the league all season.

The Loons aren’t heading into the playoffs with the same confidence they had last year, when they looked l

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