衝撃 目的（とする） to get 支援する on 跡をつける vs. Orlando City
The Montreal 衝撃 試みる／企てる to snap out of a late-season slide and get closer to 安全な・保証するing a プレーオフ 寝台／地位 under first-year coach Thierry Henry on Sunday when they host Orlando City SC in Harrison, N.J.
Montreal (7-12-2, 23 points) has lost four of its last five matches and 現在／一般に sits ninth in the Eastern 会議／協議会, which has 10 postseason 企て，努力，提案s up for 得る，とらえるs in an 拡大するd 判型.
The 衝撃 were 不正に outplayed in their most 最近の 敗北・負かす, a 1-0 home loss to 拡大 Nashville SC in which the 訪問者s led 16-6 in 発射s and 6-2 in 成果／努力s on 的.
That leaves Montreal in need of a 勝利，勝つ against one of the strongest teams in the East. But it has 後継するd in previous matches against Toronto FC and the Columbus 乗組員, two of the 最高の，を越す three in the 会議／協議会 standings entering the 週末.
"明白に we know that Orlando is a strong 味方する," midfielder Samuel Piette said after the loss to Nashville. "They're pretty strong and they will come out strong because they're having a good season. But I think we can compete with any team and it's on us to show that passion and 願望（する） that we can stay above that red line."
Orlando (9-3-8, 35 points) is trying to solidify a 最高の，を越す four 位置／汚点／見つけ出す and a first-一連の会議、交渉／完成する home プレーオフ game. The club 現在／一般に 追跡するs third-place Columbus on the first tiebreak of total 勝利，勝つs, and leads fifth-place New York City FC by two points, with a match in 手渡す.
The Lions are coming off a resounding 4-1 home 勝利，勝つ over Atlanta 部隊d, their first at Exploria Stadium against their 競争相手s since the series between the clubs began in 2017.
That victory may have 傷つける Atlanta's chances to 避ける 行方不明の the プレーオフs for the first time in their club's history. Now Orlando has to try and match the intensity of another club 試みる／企てるing to 安全な・保証する its プレーオフ 位置／汚点／見つけ出す.
"There's a lot of teams still 権利 on the プレーオフ 泡 and Montreal is one of them," said Orlando 今後 Tesho Akindele, who 得点する／非難する／２０d in the 勝利，勝つ over Atlanta. "So we know they're going to be fighting and clawing for the points and we have to be ready for that."
--Field Level マスコミ
