Overview

• The result at Audi Field eliminated D.C. United from playoff contention after an 11-game winless run.
• Baltasar Rodríguez, 22, leveled in the 64th minute with his first MLS goal after a Rodrigo De Paul corner skipped through the area.
• Jackson Hopkins put D.C. ahead in the 13th minute from a Matti Peltola assist.
• Lionel Messi did not travel after re-aggravating his right hamstring, and Luis Suárez and Rodrigo De Paul were held out of the starting XI to preserve fitness for the semifinal.
• The game kicked off at 7:30 p.m. ET and streamed exclusively on Apple TV’s MLS Season Pass; Leagues Cup officials said Mascherano faces no further punishment beyond a one-game suspension for his recent ejection.