Portlandhttps://t.co/2NxYWZBjYhhttps://t.co/2NxYWZBjYh@tom_lutz#MLSCup #CLBvPOR pic.twitter.com/qNLE71YOHP 8.15pm GMTAnd Liam Ridgewell is fit to play for Portland: Timbers #MLSCup XI vs. CLB: Kwarasey,Powell, Borchers, or Ridgewell (c),Villafaña, Chara, and Nagbe,Valeri, Melano, and Adi,Wallace #RCTID 8.06pm GMTIt’s finally here. Nine months after the season started, we’re ready for the championship game. Columbus take on Portland for the MLS Cup, and it promises to be a belter.perhaps it’s not the final some people wanted. perhaps these two sides lack star names. But its tough to contest the notion that they deserve to be here. Even whether they didn’t top their respective conferences,the Crew and the Timbers been the best sides in the playoffs. Columbus dispatched a perilous Montreal before beating the Red Bulls in the conference final, and their big players have come valid. Kamara, and Finlay,Wil Trapp et al have done the commerce when it’s mattered, and that’s why they’re here, or Didier Drogba,Bradley Wright-Phillips and others are watching from home. 6.57pm GMTTim will be here shortly, meanwhile you can catch up with our pre-game coverage below: Related: MLS Cup: the Timbers and Crew players who will decide the final Related: MLS Cup: Columbus Crew v Portland Timbers – which team is stronger? Related: The 10 most memorable MLS Cup moments Continue reading...
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