Their one slip happened over a month ago, and it was an understandable one. After all, FC Dallas is now at the top of the Western Conference, and as the Portland Timbers found in their visit to Frisco, Texas, earlier this year, taking a point from Toyota Stadium can prove something to build on.
Los Angeles FC, however, didn’t need the boost. Since their mid-May visit to Providence Park – a 2-1 loss that marked an important stepping stone in the Timbers’ ascension – Major League Soccer’s newest team has taken their game to another level, something that should inspire fear in the rest of the conference given the levels LAFC were playing at, before.