The Seattle Sounders are visiting the LA Galaxy on Wednesday in the Leagues Cup Semifinals. Here is everything you need to know:
WHEN AND WHERE: Kickoff is at 7:45 p.m. PT at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif.
WHERE TO WATCH: The match will be televised on Univision and available to watch on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV.
WHERE TO LISTEN: The match will air on 93.3 KJR FM and in Spanish on El Rey 1360AM.
LEAGUES CUP FORMAT: The 2025 Leagues Cup featured all 18 Liga MX teams and the top 18 qualifying clubs from MLS. Teams were divided into Eastern and Western regions and grouped into tiers based on 2024 league performance. Each club played three group stage matches against teams from the opposing league with no draws allowed. Matches that ended with the score level went straight to penalty shootouts with both teams receiving a point and the winner of the shootout receiving an additional point. The top four clubs from each league advanced to the Knockout Rounds where it is now a single-elimination sprint to the Leagues Cup Final on Aug. 31.
WHAT’S AT STAKE: In addition to continental bragging rights, the top three finishers from Leagues Cup will secure automatic bids to the 2026 Concacaf Champions Cup. The champion will receive a direct spot in the Round of 16.
PHASE ONE RESULTS AND FINISH:
Sounders, 1st in MLS table: Defeated Cruz Azul 7-0, defeated Santos Laguna 2-1, defeated Tijuana 2-1
Galaxy, 3rd in MLS table: Defeated Tijuana 5-2, lost to Cruz Azul 8-7 on penalties after a 1-1 draw in regulation, defeated Santos Laguna 4-0
QUARTERFINALS RESULTS:
Sounders: Defeated Club Puebla 4-3 on penalties after a scoreless draw in regulation
Galaxy: Defeated Pachuca 2-1
WHAT AWAITS: The winner of this match will take on the winner of Inter Miami and Orlando City in the Leagues Cup Final on Aug. 31. The two teams that fall short in the semis will also play on the 31st in the 3rd/4th place match.
PREVIOUS MEETING: The Sounders went down to Southern California just two weeks ago and pummeled the Galaxy 4-0 behind a Julián Aude own goal, a Danny Musovski brace and an MLS debut goal from Snyder Brunell.
MUSOVSKI SUSPENDED: Fresh off his hat trick in the Sounders’ 5-2 win over Sporting Kansas City on Sunday, Musovski will be suspended for the Leagues Cup Semifinals against the Galaxy after being sent off against Puebla in the Quarterfinals. Musovski received an additional game ban and will be unavailable for the Leagues Cup Final as well, should Seattle advance.
THOMAS RETURNS IN GOAL: After Stefan Frei started in goal over the weekend in regular season play, Sounders goalkeeper Andrew Thomas will return in net for the Leagues Cup after his heroic penalty kick shootout performance against Puebla to lift the Sounders to the Semifinals.
RESTED AND RECHARGED: Sounders Head Coach Brian Schmetzer rested eight starters in Sunday’s win over SKC in order to prepare his team for its clash in the Leagues Cup Semifinals on Wednesday.
LA HEATING UP: After a record-breaking poor start to the season in which they failed to win any of their first 16 matches, the Galaxy are now 4-2-2 in their last eight games in all competitions., including a 3-0 win over the Colorado Rapids over the weekend.
LEAGUE-WORST DEFENSE: Despite their recent record and clean sheet this past weekend, the Galaxy still own the joint-worst defensive mark in MLS (Sporting Kansas City), having conceded 55 times in 27 contests.
PLAYERS TO WATCH:
- Marco Reus, M: Still one of the most gifted players in the league on his day, the former German international has five goals and a team-high nine assists in MLS play this year.
- Gabriel Pec, F: The Brazilian is one of the most electric wingers in MLS and boasts a combination of both pace and elusiveness in the final third. He’s having a rather modest campaign in 2025 after posting a 16-goal, 14-assist output in 2024.
- Joseph Paintsil, F: Along with Pec and the injured Riqui Puig, Painstil is another one of the Galaxy’s “Killer P’s” and is having a tremendous Leagues Cup tournament. The Ghanaian has just five goals and an assist in MLS this season, but he has three goals and an assist in just four Leagues Cup games.
