Two Major League Soccer giants will do battle in the Leagues Cup final as Columbus Crew play host to LAFC at Lower.com Field.
The Crew managed to book their place in the final after a resounding 3-1 triumph over Eastern Conference foes Philadelphia Union in front of their supporters. Diego Rossi was at the double for Wilfried Nancy’s team while Juan ‘Cucho’ Hernandez got in on the act in the second half to secure the win for Columbus.
LAFC punched their ticket to the Leagues Cup final after a dominant 4-0 victory over fellow Western Conference club Colorado Rapids. The match at BMO Stadium remained in a deadlock up until the end of the first half when the hosts scored in quick succession through Mateusz Bogusz and Kei Kamara before Denis Bouanga and Lewis O’Brien rounded off the scoring in the second 45.
Columbus has come out on top in the last two meetings, winning 5-1 at BMO Stadium in July and 2-1 at home in last year’s MLS Cup.
Here’s 90min‘s preview of the Leagues Cup final between Columbus and LAFC.
Last meeting: LAFC 1-5 Columbus Crew (13 July 2024) – MLS
Current form (all competitions)
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Columbus Crew 3-1 Philadelphia Union – 21/08/2024 |
LAFC 4-0 Colorado Rapids – 21/08/2024 |
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Columbus Crew 1-1 (4-3 on penalties) – 17/08/2024 |
Seattle Sounders 0-3 LAFC – 17/08/2024 |
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Columbus Crew 3-2 Inter Miami – 13/08/2024 |
LAFC 4-1 San Jose Earthquakes – 13/08/2024 |
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Columbus Crew 4-0 Sporting Kansas City – 09/08/2024 |
LAFC 2-0 Austin FC – 07/08/2024 |
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Columbus Crew 4-1 Sporting Kansas City – 27/07/2024 |
LAFC 2-2 Vancouver Whitecaps (2-4 on penalties) – 30/07/2024 |
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United Kingdom |
Apple TV – MLS Season Pass |
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United States |
Apple TV – MLS Season Pass |
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Canada |
Apple TV + |
You can watch all of the Leagues Cup 2024 action on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV.
The Crew have no new injuries in their camp ahead of the showdown against LAFC.
Columbus Crew predicted lineup vs LAFC ( 3-4-2-1 ): Schulte; Moreira, Camacho, Amundsen; Farsi, Zawadzki, Nagbe, Jones; Ramirez, Rossi; Hernandez.
Midfielder Timothy Tillman has been sidelined for the last several weeks with a leg injury but the USA international was included on Steve Cherundolo’s bench in the win over Colorado. Although Tillman didn’t feature in the match and was an unused substitute, there’s a chance he could return from injury in the final as a second-half substitute to either change things up in the middle or help see out the…
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