FC Dallas played their MLS home opener to a sold out crowd versus Mike Petke and Real Salt Lake and fought to a rather undeserved 1-1 draw. In a game where Dallas outshot RSL 18-9, Dallas had yet another frustrating game in front of goal, which included a near appearance of VAR to check a shot stopped on the goal line. Below are a few talking points.
After the embarrassing crashing out of CCL to Tauro, and the continual injury of Anton Nedyalkov, Pareja decided to go with his default formation of a 4-2-3-1 with Maynor Figueroa starting in place of the injured Bulgarian.