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Toronto beat Ottawa Fury FC 4-0 on aggregate to advance, while Vancouver ousted Montreal by a 2-1 aggregate score in the other semi-final.

Both clubs are currently on the outside of the MLS playoff picture. Toronto (6-11-5) is tied for eighth in the East, six points back of sixth place. Vancouver (8-9-6) is seventh in the West, four points back of the final spot.

TFC will be paying particular attention to Canadian phenom Alphonso Davies, who is on a tear and recently agreed to a record off-season transfer to European power Bayern Munich.

“They’re a good team, they’ve got players who can do interesting things,” Vanney said.

“We’re going to have to keep an eye on Davies, obviously he’s a handful, and has proven to be over the past few weeks especially as his confidence is soaring. We have to have a good sense and a plan that we’re accounting for him and the other guys that they have. How we manage the first game and set ourselves up for the second game is going to be important.”

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TFC captain Michael Bradley has been impressed by Davies.

“So exciting for him, for Canadian soccer, for MLS as a whole. You don’t need to watch him long to see how talented he is, to see the ability and the potential,” Bradley said.

“His way of running with the ball and putting guys on the wrong foot (and) going by them is special, no two ways about it. From what it sounds like, Bayern Munich made a really good push to get him, it sounds like they have a real plan of how they want to use him, move him along. There’s a lot of big clubs in the world, but Bayern Munich is certainly up there with the very, very best. First and foremost for him, how exciting and then Vancouver Whitecaps should be very proud, Canadian soccer, MLS. Even looking ahead it’s exciting for Canada that a guy like that is going to be very much in his prime in 2026 (when Canada, the U.S. and Mexico co-host the World Cup). That sets up great.”