GALAXY’S CCC RUN ENDS AGAINST TOLUCA IN QUARTERFINALS

LOS ANGELES (April 15, 2026) – The LA Galaxy saw its 2026 Concacaf Champions Cup run end in the Quarterfinals with a 3–0 defeat to Deportivo Toluca FC at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif. An early goal and two second‑half strikes from Toluca decided the fixture on aggregate through two legs.

Goalscoring Plays

TOL – Jesús Gallardo (Franco Romero), 10th minute: Toluca worked the ball across the top of the box, finding Gallardo on the left. The defender struck a left footed shot from the edge of the area into the top-left corner, giving the visitors a 1–0 lead.

TOL – Paulinho Dias (Hélio Nunes), 58th minute: Nunes found Paulinho making a run into the box, where the forward took a touch to control before finishing into the bottom right corner to double the lead for Toluca.

TOL – Paulinho Dias (Nicolás Castro), 64th minute: Castro played a through ball into the right channel for Paulinho, who ran onto it and finished with a chip shot.

Postgame Notes

Captain Maya Yoshida earned his 100th appearance for the LA Galaxy across all competitions with his start tonight.
LA Galaxy winger Joseph Paintsil made his return to game action as a second-half substitute in the match. The Ghanaian international missed the club’s previous seven matches after suffering an injury against Colorado on March 7.

Next Up

The LA Galaxy shift gears back to league play and hit the road for two 2026 MLS Regular Season contests. First up, the G’s will visit FC Dallas on Saturday, April 18 (5:30 p.m. PT, Apple TV) at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas. Four days later, the Galaxy continue their trip to Ohio for an interconference battle against Columbus Crew on Wednesday, April 22 (4:30 p.m. PT, Apple TV) at ScottsMiracle-Gro Field.

Match Information

Match: LA Galaxy vs Deportivo Toluca FC

Date: April 15, 2026

Venue: Dignity Health Sports Park; Carson, California
Weather: Sunny and 68°F

Scoring Summary	1	2	F
LA Galaxy	0	0	0
Toluca	1	2	3

TOL: Jesús Gallardo (Franco Romero), 10’
TOL: Paulinho Dias (Hélio Nunes), 58’

TOL: Paulinho Dias (Nicolás Castro), 64’

Lineups

LA Galaxy: GK JT Marcinkowski; D Julián Aude, D Emiro Garcés (Elijah Wynder, 46’), D Maya Yoshida, D Miki Yamane; M Edwin Cerrillo (Lucas Sanabria, 68’), M Justin Haak, M Marco Reus (Isaiah Parente, 73’); F Erik Thommy (Joseph Paintsil, 67’), F Gabriel Pec, F João Klauss (Ruben Ramos Jr., 68’)

Substitutes not used: Brady Scott, Novak Mićović, John Nelson, Mauricio Cuevas, Chris Rindov, Tucker Lepley, Harbor Miller

Toluca: GK Luis Garcia; D Diego Barbosa, D Bruno Mendez, D Everardo Lopez, D Simon Santiago; M Nicolás Castro (Franco Rossi, 82’), M Jesús Angulo (Marcel Ruiz, 73’), M Jesús Gallardo; F Franco Romero, F Helio Nunes (Pavel Perez, 63’), F Paulinho Dias (Jorge Diaz, 73’)

Substitutes not used: Hugo Gonzalez, Antonio Briseño, Sebastián Córdova, Alexis Vega, Mauricio Isais, Oswaldo Virgen, Fernando Arce, Victor Arteaga