The rigors and routines of the Major League Soccer season are now well and truly underway. The domestic campaign has started, the CONCACAF Champions League is into the quarter-finals, with the first legs all having been played already, and the relentless stream of matches now flowing towards us.
Week 2 sees a number of intriguing match-ups, from underperforming stars, a major contest in the Eastern Conference, and two of the elite Western teams seeing where they stand at this early stage.
Here are the top seven storylines for Week 2 of the 2019 MLS season.