Overview
- Chicago beat the Vancouver Whitecaps 3-1 at Soldier Field on Tuesday, taking control of a rescheduled match that reunited former Bayern teammates Robert Lewandowski and Thomas Müller.
- Jonathan Bamba opened the scoring in the ninth minute, Philip Zinckernagel converted in the 50th after missing a first-half penalty, and Maren Haile-Selassie finished off a Lewandowski assist in the 88th.
- Lewandowski returned early from international duty to set up the late goal and now has six goals and three assists in 12 MLS appearances for Chicago.
- Match metrics showed Chicago’s clear edge with an expected goals total of about 3.91 to Vancouver’s 1.08, and Vancouver coach Jesper Sørensen publicly accepted blame for a performance he called ‘second best in everything.’
- The win moved Chicago into fourth in the Eastern Conference with home-field implications for the first playoff round, while Vancouver remains top of the West but faces growing scrutiny as it travels to LAFC next.