On the surface, Sunday is a decent result: a point against a red-hot Portland team that's been shooting up the Western Conference standings to keep Atlanta United at the top of the table. It will be a valuable point come the end of the season. But there was disappointment in the Atlanta locker room after the match, a feeling that this was a match that got away.
“We’ve got to get back to being that team at home that nobody wants to come here and play,” goalscorer Julian Gressel told reporters after the match. “A few teams come here and they take away points and you never want that especially when you’re on the top of the table.