LAFC Vs Club Leon: First-leg tactical tendencies show danger

This week, LAFC attempt to overturn a two-goal deficit in the second leg of their CCL tie against Club Leon. Not only that, however, some tactical tendencies from the first leg only add to the danger of their task.

Los Angeles FC are the best team in Major League Soccer history. And then, in the offseason, they got better. Even when they lost Walker Zimmerman in a blockbuster trade to Nashville SC, their acquisitions at goalkeeper and central midfield made them an even more formidable team.

In their first outing as Supporters’ Shield winners in the CONCACAF Champions League, it was tentatively hoped that the best team in MLS could finally hold a candle to the best teams that Liga MX has to…