This week, the semi-finals of the newly-constructed Leagues Cup took place. After the quarter-finals two weeks ago saw Mexican sides win three of the four contests, only the Los Angeles Galaxy made it through to the final four to represent Major League Soccer. And in true CONCACAF fashion, they lost.
That leaves an All-Mexican final, Tigres UANL set to face Cruz Azul in this ‘friendly’ competition. At the start of the competition, you would have been hard-pressed to find anyone who expected to see MLS representation in the final.
The Galaxy, for what it is worth, played another weakened team, Guillermo Barros Schelotto prioritising the weekend’s Heineken Rivalry Week match against Los Angeles FC, resting almost all of his key players, including Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Jonathan dos Santos and newly signed Cristian Pavon.