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00:00Tell me, what were your impressions of the effort that Galaxy did to stay
00:04in the competition after that tough game?
00:06Don't ask me how it happened.
00:08I don't know how we squeezed out even a draw.
00:10I'm happy we did.
00:11We were outshot tremendously.
00:1317 to 8 by Tigres.
00:15Somehow we kept a clean sheet.
00:16I don't know.
00:17Oh, and on top of that, again, losing another key player due to injury,
00:21Yoshida, after about like the half hour mark.
00:23So, again, still not good.
00:25He's solid for us in the defense.
00:26So, again, I don't know how we pulled out this boring...
00:30...result.
00:30But for me, boring is as good as a win if you're a Galaxy fan right now.
00:36This is great to see.
00:37But still, you know, our keeper was really a rock.
00:41McCarthy in the back for us.
00:42We needed that.
00:43And, yeah, I mean, we're going now into going back to Mexico
00:46with a big task ahead of us.
00:48I wonder if we can make something happen.
00:49A goal in Lake 2 would be tremendous for us.
00:51So, let's see if it can happen.
00:53Galaxy has a stacked calendar ahead of them.
00:56They have to go on a very tough game at El Volcan against Tigres.
01:00And then they also have to do Realza Lake,
01:02which might be an easy task, but they have to go to Realza Igliri.
01:06And also they're going to, again, against Houston,
01:09a game that is very important for the standings.
01:12Now, Chiba, let's talk about LAFC.
01:14So much to talk about this game.
01:16They figure out a way to stop Messi.
01:19Yes, after seven consecutive games of Messi scoring or contributing to a goal,
01:25LAFC was able to stop this streak.
01:27Chiba, what are your impressions of this effort that LAFC did
01:31to get ahead in this elimination towards the CONCACAF Champions League?
01:37Let me tell you, man, I was very impressed and surprised
01:39on the fact that defensively they handled them pretty good.
01:43Because let's not forget Suarez.
01:44Suarez is also a player that, man, he's so good.
01:46You give him, you know, three centimeters of space,
01:49he's going to score a goal.
01:51When we start with LAFC, I think it's bright.
01:54I think it's a team that is learning how to win important games.
01:57And that's very important.
01:58The fact that Messi couldn't do anything, he had three free kicks.
02:01You know, that was it.
02:03Playing on the field, he didn't do that much.
02:05But let me tell you, when the Messi phantom, you know,
02:07Messi coming to LA, people went nuts.
02:09People was crazy outside the stadium.
02:11They saw a lot of pink shirts and Argentina jerseys on the stadium.
02:15And the fact that he couldn't do anything, you know,
02:17he just upset everybody.
02:18And, you know, that made my day.
02:20That is right, Chiba.
02:21It was a very exciting game.
02:23I liked exactly what you said, the work that Eddie Segura
02:26and Aaron Long did in the back line.
02:28It was amazing how they were just right behind each other,
02:32covering for each other in this very, very difficult task
02:36of stopping these four world-class players
02:38and an assemble of young, incisive players that they have.
02:42And now let's talk about a little bit about the return to MLS.
02:45LAFC has, again, also a very heavy schedule around.
02:49They have to go to Miami,
02:51where I think that this is going to be a different story.
02:53I think Miami is going to come out swinging.
02:55We'll be reporting next week on who makes it to the next round.
02:59But let's go to the standings because these standings on the West, guys,
03:03they are unreal.
03:05The surprise, which is not that surprise
03:08because we've been talking about Vancouver for a long time,
03:10Vancouver in the very first place.
03:13They play against Pumas.
03:15It seemed like they were going to get the result,
03:17but my Pumas came out with La Garra Universitaria,
03:21with Carrasquilla scoring a massive goal.
03:25One touch from a corner kick right into the corner.
03:29Los Pumas, un candidato.
03:31Hopefully, I don't find myself,
03:33I mean, hopefully I do find myself rooting
03:35between Pumas and LAFC in the semifinal.
03:38But Chiba, going back to MLS, Vancouver.
03:41Is Vancouver right now the best team in MLS?
03:45They're playing amazing.
03:46I think for Pumas, it's going to be a tough game.
03:49Even though it's going to be in Seoul,
03:51but man, Vancouver, they're in first place
03:53because they deserve it.
03:54They've been playing a pretty smart football.
03:56And man, I'm surprised to be honest with you,
03:57but it's MLS and this is the beginning.
04:00There's a lot of seasons to go.
04:02Let's not forget that a lot of teams,
04:03by mid-season, they just drop and start having trouble.
04:07We've seen it with all the teams.
04:09Let's see how far Vancouver can take it.
04:11Now, Nick, I know that you've been following closely
04:14what San Diego is doing.
04:15Austin in second place, San Diego in third place.
04:18Two teams who recently beat LAFC and exposed them.
04:22Are you still confident that San Diego can be a team
04:25that wins it in their first season?
04:27They're doing great.
04:28I mean, they're leading on new faces to earn the results.
04:31But also, you know, they're getting big names
04:33like Irving Lozano.
04:35You know, they're missing time because of injuries,
04:38but they're still showing that they can play
04:39even without those big names.
04:40And I don't know, they got this momentum behind them
04:42and so much hype.
04:43And why is LAFC, though, the default possible rival
04:47and not the Galaxy?
04:48Are we that bad right now that we can't even be up
04:51as contenders as possible rivals?
04:54I mean, I'm not going to fight you on that, but...