Toronto, Kansas City and Seattle are normally some of the toughest places to play in MLS, but not so in the opening weekend of the 2018 season
Leave it to the opening weekend of the 2018 MLS season to throw conventional wisdom out the window.
Several of the teams considered title contenders stumbled out of the blocks, while some normally impenetrable home venues were breached by ambitious opponents.
Among those opponents was Los Angeles FC, which made a memorable MLS debut to hand Bob Bradley a victorious return to the league after a decade away.
Toronto FC and Atlanta United came into 2018 as the most hyped teams in the league.