LA Galaxy reach CONCACAF quarters
LA Galaxy beat Mount Pleasant 3–0 to secure a spot in the CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinals—a clean, convincing advancement in the tournament’s opening weeks (kesq.com). That result tightens MLS representation as the Cup shapes up heading into the knockout phase (kesq.com).
The Galaxy completed a 6-0 aggregate over Mount Pleasant after a 3-0 second-leg at Kingston’s National Stadium on March 19. (lagalaxy.com) João Klauss opened the scoring in the 17th minute and Gabriel Pec struck in the 60th and 86th minutes to finish the second leg’s scoring. (en.as.com) Pec ended the two-leg series with five goals — a first‑leg hat trick at Dignity Health Sports Park on March 11 followed by a two‑goal night in Jamaica. (lagalaxy.com) LA Galaxy draw Deportivo Toluca FC in the quarterfinals, with the first leg scheduled in Toluca on April 8 and the return leg at Dignity Health Sports Park on April 15. (oursportscentral.com) The quarterfinal bracket pairs MLS and Liga MX clubs in all four matchups, featuring Club América, Cruz Azul, Deportivo Toluca and Tigres from Liga MX opposite LA Galaxy, LAFC, Nashville SC and Seattle Sounders from MLS. (concacaf.com) Match statistics show Galaxy dominance in the second leg: roughly 20 shots to Mount Pleasant’s five and about 645 passes to Mount Pleasant’s 215, according to the official match recap. (mlssoccer.com)
