Tonight the Portland Timbers will take on the San Jose Earthquakes at Earthquake Stadium. This match was originally slated for the last week of August but was postponed because of the MLS player strike in reaction to the Jacob Blake shooting.
A lot has changed for both teams since the last week of August. The Timbers had a huge wake-up call when they left the bubble. After winning the MLS is Back tournament, they were thrashed 3-0 at Providence Park by Seattle Sounders.
San Jose were also coming off an impressive MLS is Back tournament, scoring loads of goals and advancing to the quarterfinals before being bested by a strong Minnesota United team.