Well, that's it for rivalry week. Everybody's played the team that is sort of their rival, but not really. Here are some thoughts on the games:
A learning process
Real Salt Lake started this season on a tear. On the back of MVP-caliber performances from Joao Plata and other attackers, they compiled 14 points in the first six weeks and didn't lose until a run-in with the red-hot Galaxy late in April. They were the ones being called the "Leicester of MLS."
But their run of success has faded out since that 5-2 dismantling at the hands of LA.