In one of the most anticipated matches of the weekend, the Portland Timbers welcomed a Los Angeles Galaxy side buoyed by a sensational victory in the first El Trafico of the season. The Timbers handed their LA counterparts a lesson.
Ruthless in front of goal and spurred on by a raucous Providence Park, the Timbers dismantled their visitors, scoring four goals, infuriating Zlatan Ibrahimovic, and moving into the Western playoff positions in the process.
Here are three things we learned.
The last time the Portland Timbers won a match without Diego Chara, ‘See you again’ by Wiz Khalifa was top of the U.