After everything that’s happened in the league, after all the ups and downs of this season, after the tribulations the Thorns have gone through to get here, we’re getting a repeat. The Portland Thorns and the North Carolina Courage will meet in the NWSL final for the second year in a row.
This one won’t be a rerun though: both this Courage team and this Thorns team have risen up a level from last year. The Courage, of course, are a historic regular season team, losing only once and setting the record for points in an NWSL season.