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Inter Miami CF<\/a> pulled out a result despite going down to 10 men, Atlanta United<\/a> sputtered in the second half, the Philadelphia Union<\/a> won by multiple goals and Vancouver Whitecaps FC<\/a> scored twice at home. It was truly a week unlike any other.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n As always: The Power Rankings are voted on by, give or take, 15 people associated with MLSsoccer.com and are not the sole fault of the author. However, he is at fault for at least some of this and deserves your derision for that. Sorry.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Well.<\/p>\n They went down to 10 men for the third straight league game and\u2026 guess what? It didn\u2019t matter. Nothing changes with this team. They just win. Plugging Tadeo Allende<\/a> and Telasco Segovia<\/a> into this lineup helps them keep winning.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Philly are a wagon.<\/p>\n They’ve started 2025 by winning their first three games, including Saturday\u2019s 2-0 result in New England<\/a>. Tai Baribo<\/a> scored his sixth goal of the season (15g\/2a in 21 MLS starts now) to extend his Golden Boot lead, and the Union already have a +7 goal differential early into head coach Bradley Carnell’s tenure.<\/p>\n We\u2019ve seen high-pressing teams get off to hot starts plenty of times in MLS. Can Philly keep this up as we get deeper into the year?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n 10 goals, 9 points, 3 wins, 1 team ????#DOOP<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/h5AJ0xR19V<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Philadelphia Union (@PhilaUnion) March 10, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n Seattle<\/a> didn\u2019t get LAFC<\/a>\u2019s best shot in a battle of rotated lineups (and Pedro de la Vega<\/a> left the game early with an injury\u2026 again), but it doesn\u2019t matter how you kill the boogeyman as long as you finish the job. The Sounders piled on in a 5-2 win over a team that\u2019s had their number over the last few seasons, and Jordan Morris<\/a> became the club\u2019s all-time leading scorer with 87 goals across all competitions.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Yeah, things could have gone a little better in their 0-0 CCC draw at home against Cruz Azul in Leg 1, but they\u2019ll make that trade and like their chances in Mexico City.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n A 1-1 draw at home against Tigres in CCC isn\u2019t a bad result, but it\u2019s going to take a special performance in the return leg to reach the quarterfinals. They at least took care of business against Toronto<\/a> over the weekend.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n For a while, it felt like LAFC would never beat the Crew<\/a> again. Last week\u2019s 3-0 win over Wilfried Nancy’s team in Leg 1 of their Concacaf Champions Cup meeting had to feel close to an exorcism.<\/p>\n Yeah, they rolled out a heavily-rotated side against Seattle over the weekend and got blasted, 5-2. But they\u2019ll make that trade every time.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n If you\u2019re not paying attention to the first-place, three-win Whitecaps, you might want to start.<\/p>\n Despite losing DP Stuart Armstrong and head coach Vanni Sartini, the \u2018Caps have steadily piled up points to start the Jesper S\u00f8rensen era. They earned a 2-0 win over Montr\u00e9al<\/a> on Saturday after playing CF Monterrey to a midweek draw in CCC action.<\/p>\n Is there maybe, just maybe, a chance they can head to Mexico and pull off a huge upset? They’ll need to do it without Ryan Gauld<\/a>, who’s expected to miss several weeks<\/a> after injuring his knee over the weekend:<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n For the first time in seemingly forever, the Crew have a lot of work to do to course correct from a bad week. Columbus got steamrolled in a 3-0 loss at LAFC in Concacaf Champions Cup action, then got frustrated by Houston<\/a> at home. They aren\u2019t used to coming up short against LAFC\u2026 or anyone really.<\/p>\n It\u2019s tough to count out a Wilfried Nancy-led team, but this might be too uphill a battle until they fully replace Cucho Hern\u00e1ndez.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n It\u2019s time for your regular reminder that Kelvin Yeboah<\/a> is one of the best strikers in MLS. He scored the lone goal in Minnesota<\/a>\u2019s 1-0 win at San Jose<\/a>. He\u2019s up to nine goals in 11 MLS starts now.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \u2014 Major League Soccer (@MLS) March 9, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n San Diego<\/a> earned their second-ever win thanks in part to Anders Dreyer<\/a>\u2019s stoppage-time winner. Dreyer and San Diego have looked like the genuine product through three games, and they’ve played one-and-a-half of those without Chucky Lozano<\/a> (hamstring injury).<\/p>\n This weekend, can SDFC give their new fans their first home win in a big matchup with Columbus?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Charlotte<\/a> went up a man for over 50 minutes against Inter Miami and lost 1-0 anyway. They had a huge opportunity to take three points in one of their toughest trips of the year and whiffed. The questions about their attack aren\u2019t going anywhere, even as Wilfried Zaha<\/a> lifts their floor.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n The Red Bulls<\/a> rolled into Atlanta with a CVS-receipt-length injury list, then found a way to hold onto a 0-0 draw. They\u2019ve allowed one goal in their first three games.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Atlanta put together one of their best-ever halves against a New York team that\u2019s had their number from the Five Stripes\u2019 first game as a club. But they couldn\u2019t find the net in the first half and came out flat (for the third straight week) in the second half. The result: A disappointing 0-0 draw that could have been more.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n The Quakes couldn\u2019t keep up their early-season run of form, falling 1-0 to a solid Minnesota United side. They’re improved under Bruce Arena, but this isn’t exactly an overnight fix.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n It\u2019s time for your regular reminder that Rafael Navarro<\/a> is one of the better strikers in MLS. He scored the lone goal in Colorado\u2019s 1-0 win at Austin<\/a> to make it three goals in three games this season.<\/p>\n It\u2019s been a somewhat up-and-down start for Colorado<\/a>, considering how they came up short in CCC and against FC Dallas<\/a>. But they\u2019ve picked up five points in three MLS games, Navarro is hot, and they\u2019ve claimed two clean sheets. All things considered, it\u2019s been more up than anything.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n It\u2019s time for your regular reminder that Alonso Mart\u00ednez<\/a> is one of the best strikers in MLS. His second goal this season helped power NYCFC<\/a> to a 2-1 win over Orlando<\/a>, their first win of the season. He\u2019s now scored 18 times across 22 MLS starts.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n The St. Louis<\/a> attack finally got on track. They ceded possession for most of their trip to LA<\/a> and still scored three goals on 2.6 xG worth of chances. They\u2019ve now scored their first three goals of the year and are yet to concede, mostly due to standout play from goalkeeper Roman B\u00fcrki<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Orlando came up short in a 2-1 loss at NYCFC despite getting a goal from Luis Muriel<\/a>. They\u2019ve picked up three points in their first three games this year. Their only win came against Toronto. We might be heading toward another typically slow start for Oscar Pareja\u2019s side. Things usually work out eventually for this group, though.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Chicago<\/a> were on their way to a road loss in Dallas until Andrew Gutman<\/a> tied things up at 1-1 in the 82nd minute. Then Leonardo Barroso<\/a> made it 2-1 two minutes later. And Hugo Cuypers<\/a> converted a penalty to make it 3-1 a few minutes after that.<\/p>\n It\u2019s probably not a repeatable outcome, but Chicago and Gregg Berhalter won\u2019t care. It\u2019s just nice to get win number one out of the way.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Dallas held a 1-0 lead at home entering the 81st minute of their matchup with Chicago. By the time the final whistle sounded, Chicago earned a 3-1 win. Maybe it’s best to move on from this one as quickly as they can.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n D.C. United<\/a> earned their first W of the season in a 2-1 comeback against Sporting KC<\/a>. They haven\u2019t run a gauntlet in their first three games, but they’re one of eight teams that enters Matchday 4 undefeated.<\/p>\n Regardless of their strength of schedule, D.C. are outpacing expectations. And it sure helps that Christian Benteke<\/a> hasn’t missed a beat:<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \u2014 Christian Benteke (@chrisbenteke) March 10, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n You can\u2019t panic too early into an MLS season\u2026 but, man, Austin\u2019s 1-0 loss to Colorado made it three games and three 1-0 results despite reportedly spending around $30 million on their new front three. It\u2019s maybe not panic-worthy, but it\u2019s definitely disappointing.<\/p>\n How long are we going to have to wait for this attack to get rolling? And is it going to be too late for Austin to achieve their goals when they do?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Uhh, Nashville<\/a> are\u2026 fun? Maybe?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n They\u2019re at least using the ball in a way we\u2019re not used to seeing. They even managed to create chances with it this weekend. Per Sportec, they generated 3.8 xG in their 2-0 win over Portland<\/a> and have generally looked as entertaining as they\u2019ve ever been. They\u2019re taking real steps toward making good on their promise to evolve under B.J. Callaghan.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n RSL<\/a> took an early lead on San Diego and then watched as it evaporated in stoppage time of a 3-1 loss. They\u2019ve played five competitive games this year and arguably only looked decent against a CCC-fatigued Seattle side.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n The Dynamo are still looking for their first win of the year. There\u2019s nothing to really<\/em> complain about in the short term when you visit Columbus and earn a point.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Portland giving up 3.8 xG worth of chances to Nashville is very, very far from ideal. The Timbers were well off the mark in a 2-0 road defeat this weekend. They\u2019ve put in bad defensive efforts in two of their three games this year and, per FBref, have allowed the second-highest xG in MLS so far.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Yeah, the reigning champs are in real trouble.<\/p>\n LA are down 1-0 to Herediano in CCC and got thumped over the weekend by St. Louis. It\u2019s going to be an uphill battle until they\u2019re back to full health and we\u2019re months away from that. Shiny trophy is still shiny at least.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n STATS: The 2025 LA Galaxy have tied with the worst start in club history (1997 also 0-3 to start)<\/p>\n It’s the worst Galaxy start in the modern era. <\/p>\n Galaxy need an MLS win in Portland to avoid having the worst start through 1st 4 games in club history outright. #LAGalaxy<\/a> #MLS<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/E0MSIVT6DR<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2014 Corner Of The Galaxy (@GalaxyPodcast) March 10, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n The Revs gave their roster a total makeover this offseason. Early returns on that makeover are less \u201c90s movie character goes from outcast to popular student via montage\u201d and more \u201coops, we accidentally gave you frosted tips and a perm.\u201d New-look New England are still looking for their first win and first goal of the season.<\/p>\n We’ll let Taylor Twellman have the floor:<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n “The pressure is on Caleb Porter to right the ship.” ????@TaylorTwellman<\/a> on the @NERevolution<\/a> after they’ve gone scoreless in three matches. pic.twitter.com\/JGbzx56sUW<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 MLS on Air (@MLSonAir) March 10, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n These early-season road trips would be brutal for any team. But seven road games to start the year while rolling out the youngest lineup in the league is a recipe for coming up empty-handed. Montr\u00e9al are still looking for their first points this season after losing at Vancouver.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n Toronto are still looking for their second point of the season after a 2-0 loss at FC Cincinnati<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n
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