Scenarios: What your team needs to advance to the Conference Championship

Playoffs - 2018 - CLBvRBNY - leg 2 grid

With each of the three remaining Conference Semifinal series hanging in the balance ahead of Leg 2, there will be plenty of number crunching happening on Sunday.


Or you can just use this handy reference for each matchup below.


It's simple: Match the Leg 2 score against this grid and it will tell you which team advances. No need to figure out the away goal tiebreaker scenarios in your head.


Just in case you're new to the away goals tiebreaker rule: If the two teams are tied on aggregate goals at the end of regulation of the second leg, the team with the most goals scored away from home advances. If the two teams are also tied on away goals, they play a 30-minute extra time (the away goal tiebreaker does not apply here) and move on to a penalty kick shootout if necessary.


Atlanta United vs. New York City FC


Leg 1: NYC 0, ATL 1 (in New York)


Leg 2: Sunday at 5 pm ET on ESPN, ESPN Deportes; TSN, TVAS

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New York Red Bulls vs. Columbus Crew SC


Leg 1: CLB 1, NY 0 (in Columbus)


Leg 2: Sunday at 7:30 pm ET on FS1, FOX Deportes; TSN, TVAS

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