LAFC, which finished the regular season as the best team in MLS, will host its crosstown rival, the L.A. Galaxy, in the western conference semifinals round.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JULY 08: José Cifuentes #11 and Ilie Sánchez #6 of Los Angeles FC celebrate a goal against the Los Angeles Galaxy in the second half at Banc of California Stadium on July 08, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.
LAFC opens the MLS postseason eager to avoid the disappointing fate of another Los Angeles sports powerhouse that plays 6 miles from Banc of California Stadium. "It's certainly different than playing for a Supporters' Shield," Cherundolo said."You have 34 chances to get that job done. In a knockout environment, you have 90 minutes or 120 minutes and penalties if you need. Not really sure this is the best way to measure a team's performance over the entire season, so it's about Thursday night."
With that background in mind, Cherundolo tells his players to think about the playoffs not as an extension of the regular season, but a Cup competition with a separate narrative and outcome. LAFC has won just one of its last six meetings with the Galaxy, who lost just once in their final 11 games of the regular season before beating Nashville last weekend in the opening playoff round. Coach Greg Vanney's club is rolling behind Javier"Chicharito" Hernandez and Riqui Puig, the electrifying 23-year-old midfielder newly arrived from Barcelona.
Gareth Bale hasn't been a major factor since the longtime Real Madrid winger moved stateside in the summer. The captain of Wales' World Cup squad has started only twice in 12 appearances while playing 347 total minutes, and while he scored two goals early in his tenure, he is scoreless in his last eight games.
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