LAFC extended the best start to a season in club history with a 3-0 victory over Cruz Azul at BMO Stadium on Tuesday night in the first leg of the Concacaf Champions Cup Quarterfinals.Â
The second leg will be played next Tuesday, April 14, at Estadio Cuauhtémoc in Puebla, Mexico, with the winner on aggregate goals advancing to the Concacaf Champions Cup Semifinals.
Son Heung-Min opened the scoring in the 30th minute with his second goal of the tournament, a sliding finish of a pass from Mathieu Choinière that gave LAFC a 1-0 lead.
In the 39th minute, LAFC’s David MartÃnez outmuscled a Cruz Azul defender while dribbling at goal then finished past goalkeeper Kevin Mier to make the score 2-0 at half. MartÃnez struck again in the 58th minute, this time bursting down the left channel before beating Mier at the far post to seal the 3-0 win.
The clean sheet was the Black & Gold's second in five matches in this competition and its eighth in 11 matches overall. In all competitions in 2026, LAFC has a record of 9W-0L-2D and has outscored opponents 27-3.
Up next for LAFC is an MLS regular-season road match against the Portland Timbers at Providence Park in Portland, Oregon, this Saturday, April 11, at 1:30 p.m. PT. The match will be broadcast live on Apple TV and FOX. Local radio coverage is available on ESPN LA 710 AM, the ESPN LA app, KFWB La Mera Mera 980 AM (Spanish), and K-Radio 1230 AM (Korean).
