Major League Soccer is focused on scoring as many victories in the next 17 games as it reaches the playoffs.

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Miami was three places below the playoff line at the Eastern Conference, with 21 points (six wins, seven losses and three ties),

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Cincinnati, Orlando City and New England all with 25, Columbus in ninth place,

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With Charlotte in eighth place, and Columbus in ninth with 22 points each, some wins could result in an increase.

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Miami has had trouble scoring. Before the game on Monday, they had lost their last four away matches 5–0,

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Coach Phil Neville and his staff emphasized this point in practice last week.

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Returned home for league games against Philadelphia on July 13 and Charlotte on July 16

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Also on July 19, Spanish powerhouse FC Barcelona will play a friendly match against Orlando City.

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We win a lot of games at home, Neville said. But to be successful, we have to win games away from home.

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The marathon has begun. A win could take us to sixth place in a group of teams

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