Philadelphia Union faces off against rivals New York City FC in the 2025 Audi MLS Cup Playoffs Eastern Conference Semifinal. Kick off from Subaru Park is set for 7:55PM ET with coverage on Apple TV or MLS Season Pass as well as on FS1.
STARTING XI
Andre Blake; Kai Wagner, Jakob Glesnes, Olwethu Makhanya, Nathan Harriel, Jovan Lukic, Danley Jean Jacques, Milan Iloski, Indiana Vassilev, Tai Baribo, Bruno Damiani.
BENCH:
Andrew Rick; Olivier Mbaizo, Frankie Westfield, Alejandro Bedoya, Ben Bender, Jesus Bueno, Jeremy Rafanello, Cavan Sullivan, Mikael Uhre.
Lineup notes
- Philadelphia Union make one change to the starting XI from the club's first round finale victory over Chicago Fire FC with Indiana Vassilev returning to the starting lineup.
- Goalkeeper Andre Blake makes his club record 16th start in the postseason for the Boys in Blue.
- Homegrown Jeremy Rafanello makes his the postseason roster for the first time in 2025.
- Philadelphia Union is 1-2 all-time in the postseason against New York City FC with the last meeting coming in the 2022 Eastern Conference Final that saw the Union prevail via a 3-1 scoreline.
