The Montreal Impact and Lyesmtl at eMLS Cup as of Friday
March 28, 2019 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Club de Foot Montreal News Release
BOSTON, Massachusetts - The Montreal Impact and its eSports player supported by BMO, LyesMTL, will bring their second season in eMLS to an end, this Friday and Saturday, in Boston, at PAX East festival. Live coverage will be provided on the Impact's Twitter account (@impactmontreal) on Friday and Saturday, while playoff games will be broadcast live on Twitch Saturday as of 1:30pm.
"I want to repeat the type of performance I had last year at the eMLS Cup, where I managed to reach the final," said the Impact's eSports player, LyesMTL. "My approach will be to take it one game at a time, starting with the 10 games left in the regular season. I would love to finish in the top two in the East to take advantage of the bye and qualify for the Conference semifinals, which remains an achievable goal. Of course, the main objective is to bring the eMLS Cup to Montreal."
Objective: top 5 in the East
Currently fourth in the Eastern Conference and tied with the player in third after the eMLS League Series One and Two tournaments, with 10 games left to play against the Western Conference players, this Friday, LyesMTL is in a good position to qualify for the eMLS Cup playoffs, the competition's final phase, which takes place on Saturday. The top five players in each Conference qualify directly for the playoffs, while every other player will fight for the sixth and last spot in a tournament on Saturday morning.
Two Impact players, one MLS player in a dream team
Exactly like last year, eSports players participating in eMLS tournaments create their teams based on the rules of the FIFA Ultimate Team game mode and must chose two players from the club they're representing, as well as another MLS player, in their squad at all times. They can also choose among all active players in the EA SPORTS FIFA 19 game, excluding icons.
Without surprise, LyesMTL chose Nacho Piatti and his special SBC card rated 85. The Argentine Designated Player allows Lyes to create a strong chemistry link with fellow Argentine forward from Barcelona Lionel Messi and his Team of the Year card, and with Los Angeles Galaxy Designated Player Zlatan Ibrahimovic and his Flashback card. He also opted for full-back Bacary Sagna, allowing him to have good chemistry with Real Madrid centre back Raphaël Varane and his Team of the Year card, and also with French forward Kylian Mbappé, who also has a Team of the Year card. Goalkeeper David de Gea, Real Madrid defenders Sergio Ramos and Marcelo, and midfielders Luka Modric and N'Golo Kanté complete LyesMTL's starting 11.
Here are the opponents LyesMTL will face Friday as of 4pm:
Montreal Impact and LyesMTL v Portland Timbers and Rctid_Thiago
LA Galaxy and GGGodfather v Montreal Impact and LyesMTL
Montreal Impact and LyesMTL v FC Dallas and AlanAvi
Montreal Impact and LyesMTL v Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Skills shack
Seattle Sounders FC and TheMarsBars v Montreal Impact and LyesMTL
Montreal Impact and LyesMTL v San Jose Earthquakes and CaliSCG
Sporting Kansas City and SKC Cissé v Montreal Impact and LyesMTL
Colorado Rapids and BuckArmy v Montreal Impact and LyesMTL
Montreal Impact and LyesMTL v Houston Dynamo and KidM3mito
Minnesota United FC and JayAdams v Montreal Impact and LyesMTL
And here is the eMLS Cup playoffs schedule, on Saturday:
10am: last chance qualifier
1:30pm: first live stream on Twitch - knockout round
7pm: second live stream on Twitch - Conference semifinals, Conference finals and eMLS Cup final
• Discuss this story on the Major League Soccer message board...
Major League Soccer Stories from March 28, 2019
- Houston Dynamo Loan Three Players to RGV FC for Road Trip to Oklahoma - Houston Dynamo FC
- MNUFC Midfielder Darwin Quintero Receives Green Card - Minnesota United FC
- The Montreal Impact and Lyesmtl at eMLS Cup as of Friday - Club de Foot Montreal
- Match Preview: Atlanta United vs. Columbus Crew SC - Atlanta United FC
- Manneh's Game Winner Nabs MLS Goal of the Week - FC Cincinnati
- OSC Weekly Ratings Wrapup - OSC Original by David Carlson
- OSC Weekly Ratings Wrapup - OSC Original by David Carlson
- Timbers Announce Multiyear Partnership with Dutch Bros Coffee - Portland Timbers
- Colorado Rapids to Host Arsenal for Friendly Match, Presented by Western Union, at Dick's Sporting Goods Park - Colorado Rapids
- New England Revolution Sign Scott Caldwell to Multi-Year Contract Extension - New England Revolution
- Dynamo Digital Brings Fans Closer to Team with Weekly Coach and Player Shows - Houston Dynamo FC
- Match Preview: New York Heads to Chicago for Saturday Matinee Match - New York Red Bulls
- FC Cincinnati Add Gary Walker as Director of Sports Performance - FC Cincinnati
- Los Angeles Football Club Showing Flair for Dramatic on MLS Stage: MLS News & Notes - MLS
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
Other Recent Club de Foot Montreal Stories
- CF Montréal Signs Midfielders Alessandro Biello and Matteo Schiavoni
- CF Montréal Suffers First Loss of 2024
- CF Montréal Takes on Chicago Fire FC on Saturday
- Ariel Lassiter Called up by Costa Rican National Team
- George Campbell Called up by U23 United States National Team