Whitecaps, Timbers battle for potential playoff-clinching win

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With a national title in tow, the Vancouver Whitecaps return to MLS regular-season action when they host the Portland Timbers on Saturday.

Vancouver (13-9-7, 46 points) is in seventh place in the Western Conference, just ahead of eighth-place Portland (12-10-8, 44 points). Both teams can clinch a playoff spot with a victory Saturday and some other favorable results around th