Jelle Van Damme may be gone, but the legacy of his signing last season will live on with the Galaxy, who resume their long-shot quest for an MLS playoff berth Wednesday against the Columbus Crew (Spectrum SN, Spectrum Deportes, 4:30 PT).
The Galaxy (6-12-5), winless in their last eight games, trail Vancouver by 11 points for the Western Division’s final postseason berth with 11 games to play. Making things more difficult, they’ll be playing Wednesday without forward Gio dos Santos (hamstring), midfielder Jermaine Jones (foot) and Van Damme, who returned to Belgium last week after requesting a transfer to be closer to his children.