LA Galaxy Starting XI: GK Novak Mićović; D Mauricio Cuevas, D Emiro Garcés, D Zanka, D Julián Aude, M Marco Reus ©, M Edwin Cerrillo, M Diego Fagundez, F Gabriel Pec, F Joseph Paintsil, F Matheus Nascimento,
Substitutes: GK JT Marcinkowski, GK John McCarthy; D Harbor Miller, D John Nelson, D Eriq Zavaleta, D Miki Yamane, M Tucker Lepley, M Isaiah Parente, M Lucas Sanabria, M Elijah Wynder, F Miguel Berry, F Christian Ramirez
Lineup Notes:
- Serbian goalkeeper Novak Mićović, 23, makes his 19th appearance across all competitions during the 2025 campaign in tonight's match against Pachuca. Mićović, who holds a 1.67 goals-against average this season, recorded notched his third shutout of the season in LA’s 4-0 win over Santos Laguna to advance to the Quarterfinal round of Leagues Cup 2025 on Aug. 7.
- LA Galaxy Academy product Mauricio Cuevas, 22, makes his sixth start across all competitions for LA during the 2025 campaign in tonight's match against Pachuca. Notably, Cuevas recorded two assists in LA’s 4-0 win over Santos Laguna to advance to the Quarterfinal round of Leagues Cup 2025 on Aug. 7. In his last five appearances across all competitions dating back to July 19, Cuevas has recorded four assists. In three seasons with the LA Galaxy (2023-Present), the Los Angeles, Calif., native has logged two goals and six assists in 49 matches played (12 starts) across all competitions.
- Colombian defender Emiro Garcés, 23, who has tallied two goals and one assist in 26 appearances (21 starts) across all competitions for the Galaxy during the 2025 campaign, starts in defense in tonight's match against C.F. Pachuca. Garcés has recorded two goals and three assists in 43 career appearances (34 starts) across all competitions for the LA Galaxy (2024-Present).
- Danish defender Zanka, 35, makes his 23rd career appearance (20th start) across all competitions for the LA Galaxy in tonight’s match against C.F. Pachuca. Zanka tallied the game-tying assist in LA's 1-1 draw against the Timbers at Providence Park on March 16. In 37 career appearances (22 starts) for the Denmark Men’s National Team, Zanka recorded two goals.
- Julián Aude, who has tallied one goal in 31 appearances (16 starts) across all competitions during the 2025 campaign, starts at left back for the Galaxy in tonight’s match against Pachuca. Aude, 22, has recorded three goals and three assists in 84 matches played (55 starts) across all competitions in three seasons played with LA (2023-Present).
- Edwin Cerrillo, who has tallied one assist in 31 matches played (31 starts) across all competitions during the 2025 campaign, starts as the holding midfielder against C.F. Pachuca. Cerrillo, 24, has registered one goal and five assists in 83 career matches played (72 starts) across all competitions with the LA Galaxy (2023 - Present). Cerrillo has tallied one goal and eight assists in 155 career MLS regular season matches played (119 starts).
- Marco Reus, who recorded a goal against Club Tijuana on July 31, captains the Galaxy in tonight’s match against C.F. Pachuca. Reus has registered 19 goal contributions (7 goals, 12 assists) in 35 career matches played (27 starts) across all competitions for LA (2024-Present). Additionally, Reus has recorded 14 goal contributions (6 goals, 8 assists) in his last 19 matches played for the Galaxy dating back to April 27. The Dortmund, Germany, native has logged five goals and eight assists in 20 matches played (17 starts) during the 2025 MLS Regular Season.
- Diego Fagundez, who tallied an assist in LA’s 5-2 victory against Tijuana on July 31, starts in midfield in tonight's match against Pachuca. Fagundez has tallied 77 goals and 76 assists in 417 career MLS regular-season games played (309 starts), and is the eighth player in MLS history to record at least 75 career goals and 75 assists in regular season play. Fagundez has recorded four goals and one assist in 32 matches played (28 starts) across all competitions during the 2025 campaign.
- 2024 MLS Newcomer of the Year Gabriel Pec, 24, who has recorded seven goals and four assists in 30 matches played (30 starts) across all competitions for LA during the 2025 campaign, starts on the right wing against Pachuca. Pec has totaled 50 career goal contributions (28 goals, 22 assists) in 71 appearances (68 starts) across all competitions in two seasons with the LA Galaxy (2024 - Present). In his last six appearances across all competitions dating back to July 19, Pec has recorded five goal contributions (3 goals, 2 assists).
- Ghanaian international forward Joseph Paintsil, who has recorded 37 goal contributions (24 goals, 13 assists) in 61 career matches played (57 starts) across all competitions for LA, starts on the left wing against C.F. Pachuca. Paintsil leads the Galaxy with nine goals and has added two assists in 24 matches played (22 starts) across all competitions for LA during the 2025 campaign. Notably, Paintsil has recorded seven goals and one assist in his last eight matches played at Dignity Health Sports Park dating back to May 31. Additionally, Paintsil has recorded five goal contributions (4 goals, 1 assist) in his last five matches played across all competitions dating back to July 31.
- Brazilian youth international forward Matheus Nascimento, who tallied two goals in LA’s 4-0 win over Club Santos Laguna on Aug. 7, starts up top in tonight’s match against C.F. Pachuca. The Niterói, Brazil native has notched six goals and four assists in 22 appearances (11 starts) for the Galaxy during the 2025 MLS Regular Season. Nascimento joined LA as a U22 Initiative Player on loan from Brazilian Série A side Botafogo on Feb. 19, 2025. Notably, Nascimento is the youngest player (16 years old) in club history to make their debut for Botafogo. Nascimento notched 12 goals and 7 assists in 98 appearances (55 starts) across all competitions in six seasons played with Botafogo (2020-25). At the international level, Nascimento has made multiple appearances for Brazil at the U-16, U-17, U-18, U-20 and U-23 age groups. The forward was part of the Brazilian National Team side that won the 2023 Pan American Games gold medal after defeating Chile in penalties on Nov. 4, 2023.
