The Galaxy’s Maya Yoshida sits on the pitch after struggling an harm throughout a CONCACAF Champions Cup match in opposition to Tigres UANL at Dignity Well being Sports activities Park on Tuesday. (Luiza Moraes / Getty Photographs)
Even once they don’t lose, the can’t win.
Winless by way of six video games of their MLS season, marking the worst begin in franchise historical past, the Galaxy turned their focus to the CONCACAF Champions Cup on Tuesday, enjoying Mexico’s Tigres UANL to a 0-0 tie at Dignity Well being Sports activities Park.
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The 2-leg quarterfinal playoff will conclude subsequent week in Monterrey, Mexico. However regardless of the scoreless draw, the Galaxy suffered a giant loss when their captain and heart again, Maya Yoshida, limped off with an obvious hamstring harm late within the first half.
Yoshida, who led MLS in minutes performed whereas guiding the Galaxy to their sixth league title final season, went down behind the play within the twenty ninth minute and instantly grabbed at his leg. If he misses greater than the ultimate 60 minutes of Tuesday’s sport, he’ll develop into the tenth starter from final season’s championship workforce to be unavailable for a number of video games due to harm or a commerce.
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The Galaxy, who gave the impression to be chasing the sport for a lot of the primary half, caught up within the second, placing their first strive on course when Isaiah Parente one-hopped Tigres keeper Nahuel Guzman within the sixty fifth minute. They usually stored the stress up regardless of getting outshot 17-7.
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Galaxy goalkeeper John McCarthy, coming off a few powerful MLS video games, was stable in opposition to Tigres, making 4 saves. The most important got here within the 84th minute when he stopped a low, left-footed shot from Ozziel Herrera on the close to submit, then jumped off his line to smother the rebound.
The Galaxy, enjoying within the CONCACAF event for the primary time in a decade, haven’t gone past the quarterfinals since 2012.
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