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00:00They finally made it through after a three disastrous week in MLS losing the first time
00:05a champion loses three games, not to rub it in your face as an LAFC fan, but let's talk
00:10about Champions Cup.
00:12They win, they move on and they have Tigres in front of them.
00:16What a match.
00:17Nick, talk to me.
00:18Oh boy.
00:19Where do I start?
00:20Well, first of all, I just, I think this perfectly sums it up.
00:21Our movement was absolutely amazing.
00:23We're making great opportunities and we were scoring some goals that let's say, I'm just
00:28happy they went in.
00:29They weren't the prettiest goals.
00:32They weren't the most purposeful shots, but they went in and that's what we need moving
00:36forward.
00:37These early games are important for us because we are, as we keep talking about, rebuilding.
00:42We're trying to rebuild a whole new thing from the ashes here.
00:44Our great players are injured.
00:45And so this is a good time for players like Miguel, like Peck as well, who we already
00:50know is great, but Miller and Aude, it's their time to kind of prove themselves.
00:55And yeah, it's going to be a really uphill battle now up against Tigres.
01:00That's going to be a whole other thing, right?
01:02Because they just booted Cincinnati out and this is a great team that is obviously amongst
01:07the top in Liga Amekis.
01:09And so for us to kind of power through that, it's going to be really tough.
01:13But again, it's what we need.
01:14We need that kind of test.
01:15We need that kind of pressure right now.
01:16I think Chiba, these are the type of games that define the Champions Cup.
01:21We have the champion of MLS facing one of the most powerful teams in Liga Amekis.
01:28What is your take on this game?
01:29Look, it's not going to be easy for Tigres, right?
01:32Tigres, even though they have an amazing team and Galaxy is barely getting in there.
01:37Let's not forget that they have Guido Pizarro as a coach.
01:40You know, like they just changed the coach.
01:42And I don't know how I feel about that, but definitely it's going to be a good game.
01:46I'm glad that Galaxy woke up finally.
01:49And it's going to be very interesting.
01:51I think on this one, I don't want to say it, but I think Galaxy is going to make the difference.
01:57It's going to advance.
01:58If Chiba Mayor is going for Galaxy, the ocean is going to freeze.
02:04I'm not going for Galaxy.
02:05I'm saying they're going to advance, okay?
02:07Oh my God.
02:09Only here in Latin Nation Football Club you get this type of honesty as analysts.
02:16Before fans, we have to see the truth in these games.
02:20And the truth will be told next Tuesday at BMO because we have one of the marquee games
02:27that MLS has been dreaming for, LAFC facing Miami in this Kingmaker of a game.
02:36Guys, you know where I stand.
02:38I think LAFC should win this game.
02:41The reality is that after what I saw, barely scraping through Columbus, losing right after
02:49a disastrous 5-2 loss to Seattle where the coach, in my opinion, just gave up the game
02:56on the third matchday.
02:57Come on.
02:58We'll talk about that later because we're going to focus on Champions Cup.
03:03Messi has to come, has to play because otherwise I think LAFC is going to win.
03:09Chiba, I'm going to start with you.
03:11As one of the most passionate LAFC fans, but also an honest analyst, do you think LAFC
03:20is going to advance?
03:21Look, the game is going to be April 1st and I think that LAFC is going to win that match.
03:25It's not going to be easy when we go to Miami.
03:28But I do see an advantage on the coaches.
03:32Cherundolo, the best coach in the MLS in the past seasons, versus Mascherano that is new
03:37in the league.
03:38And even though it's a Conqueror Champions game, I think there's going to be a huge difference
03:43when it comes to the coaches.
03:44So I think that's what's going to make the difference on who's going to advance.
03:48And I think that LAFC is going to struggle, but they're going to advance.
03:51I think Chiba that there's a stark difference in how these teams came to the quarterfinals.
03:58We have LAFC that had to go through Columbus, probably one of the most difficult teams to
04:04beat in MLS, and Miami that had a somewhat easy, although they had to fight really hard
04:11to make it, competition against the top team in Jamaica.
04:15Nick, do you think this is going to take a toll on Miami, just the difference in competition
04:20to come to this point in the tournament?
04:23Yes.
04:24What makes this tournament unique, obviously, is that the travel is just brutal.
04:29Teams might be playing in a high altitude in Mexico City one day, and then you're flying
04:33thousands of miles to the Caribbean to play a squad there, and then you're getting frostbite
04:39on your toes in Canada in the next leg, right?
04:42So that's brutal.
04:44And so it's going to be tough, but playing in LA, that's mild weather.
04:49We're not dealing with anything too crazy.
04:52Mother Nature is at least hopefully going to be kind to the city for a little bit longer,
04:56and it's not going to be their biggest concern.
04:59It's going to be facing a really tough LA squad that's really ready to go.