NWSL Week 1 takeaways | A3's Weekly Best XI | News & Notes

Sandra Herrera, Darian Jenkins, and Jessica McDonald react to the Week 1 results, share, discuss, and debate their biggest takeaways, and put together A3's Weekly Best XI.

00:00 Intros
04:14 2025 Opening Night
04:33 Barbra Banda's performance
07:42 Washington Spirit vs Houston Dash
10:12 The depth of Washington Spirit
13:18 How do you stop Temwa Chawinga
16:10 Speaking on NC Courage and their draw
19:24 Sydney Leroux's announcement to take a break
23:59 Mandy McGlynn's Goalkeeper assist
27:30 Refs dishin' out cards left and right
31:19 The tier of teams that have it together early
32:30 The tier of teams with a recipe but not cookin' yet
34:48 The tier of teams that don't have it together
36:54 A3's NWSL Week 1 Best XI
37:23 Best XI: Forwards
39:22 Best XI: Midfield
41:45 Best XI: Defense
43:20 Final Thoughts & Additional Notables

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