Philadelphia Union head coach Jim Curtin has talked a lot about the schedule the Union have had to endure in their first season with a Champions League campaign and while much has been made about what games are more important, it’s been a consistent lineup for the most part carrying the weight in all those games.
The Portland Timbers has faced a similar gauntlet with the start of their 2021 campaign but were at a greater disadvantage coming into Chester for Sunday night’s game. Unlike the Union, they had a cross-country flight and an injury list roughly the size of a CVS receipt.