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Efrain Alvarez celebrated his return to the LA Galaxy with a goal in the second half, and it was all his team needed in a 1-0 win over Real Salt Lake Wednesday
Galaxy, in search of offense, host Timbers
Field Level Media
30 Jul 2021, 12:19 GMT+10
The Los Angeles Galaxy will continue to be without some offensive firepower on Friday night when they host the Portland Timbers.
Forward Javier Chicharito Hernandez, who has a team-high 10 goals, is out due to injury. So are top midfielders Sebastian Lletget and Efrain Alvarez, both at the CONCACAF Gold Cup with the U.S. and Mexico teams, respectively.
But the Galaxy (8-6-1, 25 points) sit in third place in Major League Soccer s Western Conference, despite not failed to win four of their past five games.
The Galaxy went 0-2-1 on their road trip that ended with a 4-0 loss at FC Dallas on Saturday.
Ricardo Pepi s record-setting hat trick lifts FC Dallas past Galaxy
Field Level Media
25 Jul 2021, 13:05 GMT+10
Ricardo Pepi became the young player in Major League Soccer history to score a hat trick, leading FC Dallas to a 5-0 win over the Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday evening in Frisco, Texas.
Pepi, who is 18 years, 197 days of age, increased his season goal total to a team-high eight with his first career hat trick. The El Paso, Texas, native is in his third season with the team.
FC Dallas (3-7-5, 14 points) emphatically snapped a three-match losing streak, all of which came on the road. FCD is a different team at home it is now unbeaten in 17 straight home matches (with nine wins and eight draws), the longest active regular-season home unbeaten run in MLS.
FC Dallas look to break through at home vs. Galaxy
Field Level Media
24 Jul 2021, 09:55 GMT+10
FC Dallas hope a return to their home pitch will help them snap a three-match losing streak when they face the Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday in a Western Conference dustup in Frisco, Texas.
Playing at home has been good for FC Dallas, who are unbeaten in 16 straight home matches (8-0-8), the longest active regular-season home unbeaten run in MLS.
FC Dallas (2-7-5, 11 points) is at the bottom of the Western Conference table after a 2-0 loss at Colorado on Wednesday. The club s three-match losing streak (all on the road) is its longest since May 2019.