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Galaxy Shut Out by Seattle in Leagues Cup Semifinal
LA Galaxy aims to advance to the Leagues Cup final and secure a 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup berth during their unbeaten tournament run, despite a challenging MLS season.
- On Aug. 27, LA Galaxy will host the Seattle Sounders at Dignity Health Sports Park in a Leagues Cup semifinal featuring all four remaining MLS teams.
- Struggling in MLS, the Galaxy view their Leagues Cup run as a chance to salvage a disappointing season after a 4-0 rout by Seattle earlier this month left them near the bottom of the MLS standings.
- Both teams head in unbeaten, with LA Galaxy at 3-0-1 against four Liga MX teams and Seattle Sounders outscoring opponents 11-2 but missing forward Danny Musovski due to suspension.
- At stake are berths to the 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup, with two spots for finalists and one for the third-place winner; the semifinal victor will host the Leagues Cup final Sunday.
- Despite 18 teams from Liga MX, all semifinalists are MLS clubs, with Seattle seeking its first final since 2022 and one remaining league meeting next month in Seattle.
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Galaxy shut out by Seattle in Leagues Cup semifinal
CARSON — The old version of the Galaxy made an appearance at the wrong time Wednesday night. After finding some success throughout the Leagues Cup tournament, avoiding all the pitfalls and mistakes that have hurt them in the regular season, the Galaxy victimized themselves at two key moments in a 2-0 semifinal loss to the Seattle Sounders in front of 16,255 at Dignity Health Sports Park. “I feel like we never really got to the point where we wer…
With MLS out of reach, Greg Vanney's team seeks to redeem themselves by reaching the international finals, but first it will have to pass over Seattle's tough Sounders.
·Los Angeles, United States
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