It took about two days for Louisville City FC to sell out Thursday's United Soccer League Cup final against Phoenix Rising FC. (One if you're counting when the tickets were available to the general public.)

But how many fans should we expect to pack University of Louisville's Lynn Stadium?

A team spokesman said the capacity for the 8 p.m. game will be "at least 7,000" thanks to extra bleachers and standing-room-only tickets. The 5,300-seat Lynn Stadium has housed for more than 7,000 before for the venue's opening matchups on Aug. 29, 2014.

Regardless, they'll be a little more than half the 14,456 fans that flocked to see Louisville City win the USL Cup last year at Slugger Field. And it could potentially be less than 7,890 fans the team averaged in 20 games at Slugger Field, according to announced attendance.

But does it necessarily matter? If you ask Louisville City midfielder George Davis IV, no.

"Lynn Stadium is great place to play," Davis IV said after Friday's Eastern Conference finals win. "We're looking forward to it because the bigger pitch we feel is good for us. Looking forward to getting out there and hopefully win another championship."

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Now, on to the questions you submitted via Twitter:

The USL Cup has aired on national television the last two years. This year it will be on ESPN2 and ESPN International. Is it time to call the USL Cup a major championship in American soccer? (@sportsblogfc)

I'd say yes, but it's mostly because there isn't a ton of competition. If you're counting only North America, there's the two Liga MX championships, Major League Soccer Cup, U.S. Open Cup, USL Cup and the Canadian Championship.

Regardless, the growth of the USL has been impressive to watch. It was also crazy to just to hear the names of Louisville City FC and Phoenix Rising FC on ESPN in advertisements for the USL Cup during last week's MLS playoff matchups.

What is more impressive, back to back USL Cup Finalists or making it back to the USL Cup Final in a season with three different managers? (@ScousesHouse)

I'll take the latter.

Just think about this for a second: Louisville City went a month of the season with three players doubling as coaches. Then add in the fact their permanent coach, John Hackworth, who knew maybe two or three players on the team, joined after the mid-way mark.

Louisville City still finished second in the Eastern Conference. The team has lost twice since July 21. And it still advanced to the USL Cup despite having a target on its back as the defending champions.

That's incredible.

What do you think is the key to winning the final? Winning the midfield battle? Shutting down Drogba? Finding Spencer on free kicks? (@DanKarellTLH)

The two things that stood out to me when watching Phoenix is their athleticism and speed. They love to counter-attack, and have six players capable of scoring.

Sounds a lot like Louisville City, right?

For me, Didier Drogba is Didier Drogba, and he'll more than likely have his way in the offensive end.

So I think the key to a win for Louisville is the offensive play of two of its own players.

No. 1 is Brian Ownby, who has been the best player on the pitch the first three playoff games. He needs to continue his playoff MVP-level play.

No. 2 is Luke Spencer, who may be in line to start should Cameron Lancaster's injury keep him sidelined. Spencer, who is not known for his speed, might have a difficult time in this matchup. He'll need to impact the game with his strengths, namely his ability as a vertical threat on set-pieces.

Did @loucityfc set a record for most goals in a USL playoff edition? (@thegodfabi)

Orlando City SC scored 15 goals en route to winning the USL Cup in 2013. New York Red Bulls II scored 13 goals on their way to winning the championship in 2016.

Louisville City is at 11 goals through three games, meaning they'd have to score four goals Thursday to tie the record in the USL's modern era, or since 2011.

Is it true that Cameron Lancaster is better than Didier Drogba? (@Billy_Kobin)

All right, here's my best attempt at spinning this true: Cameron Lancaster has 26 goals this season. Didier Drogba only has seven.

*Looks at stats again.*

*Sees 40-year-old Drogba played only 11 games, 22 less than 26-year-old Lancaster.*

Nope.

Three storylines you may have missed

1. The big one: After Louisville City's 5-1 win against New York, they were honored with the Eastern Conference finals trophy. George Davis IV said it was nice to hold the trophy but they were more focused on the USL Cup, which he called "the big one."

2. Leading scorer goes down: LouCity lost its leading scorer, Cameron Lancaster, to injury in the 13th minute, of Friday's game. Lancaster, who set a USL single-season record for goals this year, collided with a New York defender just outside the 18-yard box around the 10th minute. He stayed down for a couple minutes before being helped off the field by team trainers. The team announced he had a leg injury and it was unclear if he would play in the championship.

3. High honors: Lancaster and defender Paco Craig were selected to the USL all-league first team, the league announced on Monday. While winning the USL Golden Boot, Lancaster scored at a rate of a goal every 80.16 minutes. Craig finished second among defenders with 239 duels won at a success rate of 66.8 percent.

Three things to know about Phoenix Rising FC

1. Balanced attack: Phoenix scored 63 goals in the regular season, fifth-most in the USL. In addition to Drogba, the Rising are led on offense by Chris Cortez, who has scored 19 goals in the regular season and playoffs, Solomon Asante, who has scored 14 goals, and Jason Johnson, who has scored nine goals.

2. Famous faces: Besides Drogba, the Phoenix Rising's hodgepodge ownership group includes other big names such as recently retired professional baseball player Brandon McCarthy, DJ and record producer Diplo, and Fall Out Boy bassist and backup lyricist Pete Wentz.

3. Goal of the year: Perhaps the most impressive USL goal this year was scored by Jason Johnson. The Jamaica native and former 13th overall MLS SuperDraft pick scored an incredible scissor-kick goal in a June game against the Tulsa Roughnecks. Watch it here:

Impress your friends with these notes

1. Nice to meet you: Louisville City and Phoenix Rising have never played before. Phoenix began play as Arizona United Soccer Club in 2014. LouCity began play in 2015.

2. Home cooking: The home team has won all seven previous USL Cup finals. Good news for Louisville City, which is 10-0 all-time in home playoff games.

3. Spread it around: Louisville City has had six different players score in the playoffs, most in the USL. Phoenix is second with five different goal-scorers.

4. Fan interest: Almost 110,000 fans have attended this year’s USL Cup Playoffs, more than double the total attendance from the 2017 postseason

5. 70 percent: That's the chance Louisville City wins the USL Cup, according to FiveThirtyEight.

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