LA Galaxy Starting XI: GK John McCarthy; D Miki Yamane, D Emiro Garcés, D Maya Yoshida ©, D John Nelson; M Isaiah Parente, M Edwin Cerrillo, M Diego Fagundez, F Joseph Paintsil, F Gabriel Pec, F Christian Ramirez
Substitutes: GK Novak Mićović; GK Brady Scott; D Julián Aude, D Harbor Miller, D Zanka, D Eriq Zavaleta, M Tucker Lepley, M Elijah Wynder, F Miguel Berry, F Matheus Nascimento, F Ruben Ramos Jr.
Lineup Notes:
- 2022 MLS Cup MVP John McCarthy, 32, makes his third appearance of the 2025 MLS Regular Season in tonight's match against Orlando City. McCarthy has posted 21 shutouts and 328 saves in 102 career regular-season appearances (101 starts) across 10 seasons played in MLS (2015-25). The Philadelphia, Penn., native made a career-high 32 appearances (32 starts), finished second in MLS in saves (127) and posted six shutouts during the 2024 MLS Regular Season. In eight matches played (8 starts) during the 2022-23 Concacaf Champions League, McCarthy posted four shutouts en-route to earning 2023 Concacaf Champions League Best XI honors.
- Japanese International defender Miki Yamane, 31, makes his third consecutive start after returning from a hamstring injury. Yamane has tallied two assists in four appearances (3 starts) during the 2025 MLS Regular Season. Yamane has tallied 10 assists in 45 appearances (43 starts) across all competitions in two seasons played with the Galaxy (2024-Present).
- Colombian defender Emiro Garcés, 23, who has tallied one goal and one assist in seven appearances (4 starts) across all competitions for the Galaxy during the 2025, starts alongside Yoshida in tonight's match against Tigres. Garcés has recorded one goal in five appearances (3 starts) during the 2025 MLS Regular Season.
- Japanese International defender Maya Yoshida, 36, captains the Galaxy in tonight's match against Tigres UANL. Yoshida ended the 2024 MLS Regular Season with two goals and one assist in 34 matches played (34 starts) and was the only player on the Galaxy roster to appear in every match across during the 2024 season. Yoshida has tallied three goals and three assists in 61 matches played (61 starts) across all competitions in three seasons with the LA Galaxy (2023-Present). Notably, Yoshida played in three FIFA World Cups (2014, 2018, 2022) for the Japanese National Team.
- John Nelson, who has made three appearances (2 starts) across all competitions this season for LA, starts at left back in tonight's match. The Medina, Ohio, native recorded one goal and four assists in 31 matches played (20 starts) across all competitions for LA in 2024.
- Midfielder Isaiah Parente, 25, who tallied two assists in LA's 4-1 win over C.S. Herediano on March 12, starts in tonight's Concacaf Champions Cup match. The Medina, Ohio, native has tallied two assists in seven matches played (4 starts) across all competitions during the 2025 campaign. Parente has registered two assists in 15 matches played (4 starts) across all competitions in two seasons with the LA Galaxy (2024-Present).
- Edwin Cerrillo, who recorded an assist against Orlando City SC on March 29, starts in midfield in tonight's match against Tigres UANL. The Waco, Texas, native tallied one goal and four assists in 41 matches played (32 starts) across all competitions during the 2024 season. Cerrillo, 24, has tallied one goal and five assists in 60 matches played (49 starts) across all competitions with the LA Galaxy (2023 - Present).
- Diego Fagundez, 30, starts in midfield in tonight's Concacaf Champions Cup match. Fagundez recorded five goals and six assists in 41 matches played (21 starts) across all competitions during the 2024 campaign for LA. Fagundez has tallied 73 goals and 76 assists in 398 career MLS regular-season games played (293 starts). Notably, Fagundez’s 149 career goal contributions ranks second amongst all active players in MLS behind only Luciano Acosta (171). Fagundez ranks 15th all-time in league history in regular-season appearances (397).
- Ghanaian international forward Joseph Paintsil, who recorded 26 goal contributions (15 goals, 11 assists) in 37 matches played (36 starts) across all competitions for LA during the 2024 campaign, makes his first start (2nd appearance) across all competitions for LA this season in tonight's match against Tigres. In 18 matches played across all competitions at Dignity Health Sports Park during the 2024 campaign, Paintsil totaled 18 goal contributions (10 goals, 8 assists).
- 2024 MLS Newcomer of the Year Gabriel Pec, 24, who finished the 2024 MLS Regular Season with 30 goal contributions (16 goals, 14 assists) in 33 appearances (30 starts), starts on the right wing against Tigres. Pec has totaled 41 goal contributions (23 goals, 18 assists) in 49 appearances (46 starts) across all competitions in two seasons with the LA Galaxy (2024 - Present).
- Christian Ramirez, who has tallied a goal in four consecutive matches played dating back to March 12, makes his sixth start (ninth appearance) across all competitions during the 2025 campaign in tonight's Quarterfinal match. Ramirez, 33, recorded 14 goal contributions (8 goals, 6 assists) in 25 matches played (16 starts) for the Columbus Crew during the 2024 MLS Regular Season.
