LAFC presented its list of 25 players eligible to play in the quarterfinals of the Concacaf Champions League on Monday, which will resume on December 15 in Orlando, where they will face Cruz Azul with Carlos Vela as the main reference of the MLS team, for the only duel in which a pass to the semifinals of the continental tournament is played.
The MLS draw confirmed the players who will be available for Bob Bradley ahead of their duel on December 16, in which they will face the Mexican team in a single match, after the first leg could not be played, due to the coronavirus outbreak last March.
Carlos Vela tops the list of the Californian team, who is looking for a new surprise, after having eliminated León in the previous round and together with Brian Rodríguez and Diego Rossi, they make up the trident on offense, where the main absence is that of Bradley Wright-Phillips, whom LAFC did not renewed his contract.
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In case of having activity before Cruz Azul, ‘El Bombardero’ will play his third Concacaf Champions League match, after becoming one of the figures of the Los Angeles team by scoring a double in the comeback against León in the round of 16, before the Mexican missed a good number of games due to his absence in the MLS is Back and injury suffered against LA Galaxy in the Traffic Classic.
The LAFC list
Goalkeepers: Pablo Sisniega, Kenneth Vermeer, Phillip Ejimadu
Defenders: Tristan Blackmon, Erik Dueñas, Tony Leone, Diego Palacios, Eddie Segura, Mohamed Traore, Mohamed El-Munir, Jesus Murillo, Dejan Jaković, Jordan Harvey
Midfilders: Eduard Atuesta, Latif Blessing, José Cifuentes, Bryce Duke, Francisco Ginella, Mark-Anthony Kaye
Forwards: Danny Musovski, Kwadwo Opoku, Brian Rodríguez, Diego Rossi, Christian Torres, Carlos Vela
Los Angeles FC will face Cruz Azul next Wednesday, December 16 at 10:30 p.m. local time, at the Exploria Stadium in Orlando, Florida, which will serve as the sole venue for the remaining matches of the Concacaf Champions League, where the winner will represent the North, Central America and the Caribbean in the next Club World Cup.
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