MLS and Atlanta United announced the team’s updated scheduled Wednesday to deal with the home games that were affected by the delay in opening Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

The dates for two of the games affected will be Sept. 20, when the teams hosts L.A. Galaxy at 7 p.m., and Oct. 3, when the team hosts Minnesota United at 7 p.m.

Additionally, the game against Dallas on Sept. 9, which will be Atlanta United’s first in the $1.5 billion stadium, has been moved to Sept. 10. It will start at 3:30 p.m.

The team was supposed to open Mercedes-Benz Stadium on July 30.

The changes will make for a lot of games in a short time. Starting with the Sept. 10 game against Dallas, Atlanta United will play six home games in less than three weeks, capped by hosting Philadelphia on Sept. 27.

The games are:

Sept. 10 Dallas

Sept. 13 New England

Sept. 16 Orlando

Sept. 20 L.A. Galaxy

Sept. 23 Montreal

Sept. 27 Philadelphia

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