Welcome back, Portland Timbers soccer.
On the heels of one of the team’s most impressive performances of 2018, the Timbers were handed a bye week, leaving fans to ruminate on the group’s 4-1 victory at Real Salt Lake. Come 2 p.m. on Sunday, the rumination will have to end, with Portland finally completing their prolonged home-and-home with RSL at Providence Park.
For RSL’s part, Mike Petke’s team returned to the field on Thursday and posted a 4-1 victory of their own, using a visit to Rio Tinto Stadium by the New England Revolution to deliver Portland soccer a needed reminder.