HARRISON, N.J. – Bradley Wright-Phillips’ reputation is that of one of MLS’s top goal-scorers. It may soon be more than that.



The New York Red Bulls reached the CONCACAF Champions League semifinals on Tuesday night by defeating Club Tijuana in the second leg of their series, and it was Wright-Phillips who orchestrated the 3-1 victory at Red Bull Arena. The veteran striker continued his hot start to 2018 not by scoring any of New York’s three tallies in the match, but rather by having a hand in each of them.



The author of both of the goals that the Red Bulls scored down in Mexico in last week’s shocking 2-0 win vs. Tijuana, Wright-Phillips started his shift by delivering the secondary assist on Tyler Adams’ equalizer in the 28th minute on Tuesday. The Englishman also teed up Marc Rzatkowski and Alejandro “Kaku” Romero Gamarra with helpers in the second half in a performance that further illustrated that Wright-Phillips is...