HARRISON, N.J. – The Red Bulls will open the MLS Cup Playoffs against Columbus Crew SC at MAPFRE Stadium Saturday, Nov. 21 at 3 p.m. ET.

The game will be available nationally on UniMas/TUDN, with MSG Networks carrying the match locally. Red Bulls Radio will also cover the match in English and Spanish.

New York secured the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference, avoiding the play-in round, by earning results in six of its last seven matches. That included a 2-1 victory over Toronto FC on Decision Day this past Sunday.

The Red Bulls and Columbus faced off once this year, with Crew SC taking a 2-0 victory in the MLS is Back Tournament in Orlando.

The clubs have met in four separate playoff campaigns, including the 2008 MLS Cup final. New York took the most recent matchup, defeating Crew SC, 3-1, on aggregate in 2018.

Front Row Soccer editor Michael Lewis has covered 13 World Cups (eight men, five women), seven Olympics and 25 MLS Cups. He has written about New York City FC, New York Cosmos, the New York Red Bulls and both U.S. national teams for Newsday and has penned a soccer history column for the Guardian.com. Lewis, who has been honored by the Press Club of Long Island and National Soccer Coaches Association of America, is the former editor of BigAppleSoccer.com. He has written seven books about the beautiful game and has published ALIVE AND KICKING The incredible but true story of the Rochester Lancers. It is available at Amazon.com.