Seattle Sounders to take on LAFC in the MLS is Back tournament
The Los Angeles Football Club play the Seattle Sounders, the reigning MLS champions, in the Round of 16 of the MLS is Back tournament.
Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) finished in second place in Group F after drawing against Houston Dynamo, defeating LA Galaxy and then drawing against Portland Timbers in their last game of the group stage. The Black & Gold currently sits in fourth place in the Western Conference with 9 overall points.
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Seattle Sounders is the current MLS champion and they came out of the first round of the MLS is Back tournament as second in Group B. The Sounders ended up with a draw against San Jose Earthquakes in the opening match, then lost 2-1 to the Chicago Fire and then defeated Vancouver Whitecaps in the last game of the group stage.
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LAFC has shown that even without the Major League Soccer's MVP Carlos Vela, who decided not to participate because of personal reasons, they are able to score goals, but their problem in this tournament has been the defense. They have conceded a total of seven goals in three matches.
LAFC first MLS game was against Seattle
LAFC’s debut in MLS was in 2018 in Seattle against the Sounders and they won 1-0. Then they met again last year in the Western Conference Finals at the Banc of California stadium and Seattle Sounders defeated LAFC, knocking them out of the MLS Cup final.
To date, LAFC has yet to lose to the Sounders in MLS regular season play, registering an all-time record of 3-0-1. Also in 2018’s match Diego Rossi scored the first goal in the history of Los Angeles Football Club.