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Philadelphia and Montreal Are on Upset Alert in MLS This Weekend

With CONCACAF Champions League now underway, some teams will have even more congested schedules than normal. Busy schedules sometimes make it easier to trip a team up, simply because they're tired.

This week's teams on Upset Alert are connected to one semifinal in the U.S. Open Cup through their opponents. Let's take a look at the two teams I think need to be watching their backs this week.

 

Upset Alert No. 1: Philadelphia Union vs. DC United

For most of the season, DC United has been a pretty bad team. There has been one exception to that "rule," and that has been the US Open Cup.

On Wednesday, they upended the Chicago Fire at Toyota Park 2-0 to advance to the final. It's one of the few times, if any, they've managed to win two consecutive games in all competitions, having beaten Montreal 3-1 at the weekend.

Philadelphia, on the other hand, finds themselves in fourth place in the Eastern Conference, only fou...

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