LA Galaxy Starting XI: GK Novak Mićović; D Mauricio Cuevas, D Zanka, D Maya Yoshida (C), D Julián Aude; M Diego Fagundez, M Edwin Cerrillo, M Marco Reus, F Joseph Paintsil, F Gabriel Pec, F Miguel Berry
Substitutes: GK Brady Scott, GK JT Marcinkowski, D Harbor Miller, D John Nelson, D Chris Rindov, D Miki Yamane, D Eriq Zavaleta, M Tucker Lepley, M Isaiah Parente, M Lucas Sanabria, M Elijah Wynder, F Christian Ramirez
Lineup Notes:
- Serbian goalkeeper Novak Mićović, 23, makes his 20th appearance across all competitions during the 2025 campaign in tonight's match against Pachuca. Mićović, who holds a 1.63 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 seventh start across all competitions for LA during the 2025 campaign in tonight's Leagues Cup Semifinal match against Seattle. 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 seven 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 50 matches played (13 starts) across all competitions.
- Danish defender Zanka, 35, makes his 25th career appearance (22nd start) across all competitions for the LA Galaxy in tonight’s match against Seattle. 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.
- Maya Yoshida, who has recorded four goals and three assists in 80 appearances (77 starts) across all competitions in three seasons with the Galaxy (2023-Present), captains LA in tonight’s Leagues Cup Semifinal. Notably, Yoshida played in three FIFA World Cups (2014, 2018, 2022) for the Japanese National Team. Yoshida was the only player on the Galaxy roster to appear in every MLS match (Regular Season & Playoffs) during the 2024 season. Yoshida has recorded two goals in 27 appearances (24 starts) across all competitions for the Galaxy during the 2025 campaign.
- Julián Aude, who has tallied one goal in 33 appearances (17 starts) across all competitions during the 2025 campaign, starts at left back for the Galaxy in tonight’s match against Sounders FC. Aude, 22, has recorded three goals and three assists in 86 matches played (56 starts) across all competitions in three seasons played with LA (2023-Present).
- Edwin Cerrillo, who has tallied one assist in 33 matches played (33 starts) across all competitions during the 2025 campaign, starts as the holding midfielder against Seattle in the Leagues Cup Semifinal. Cerrillo, 24, has registered one goal and five assists in 85 career matches played (74 starts) across all competitions with the LA Galaxy (2023 - Present). Cerrillo has tallied one goal and eight assists in 156 career MLS regular season matches played (120 starts).
- Marco Reus, who recorded an assist off the bench against Colorado on Aug. 23, starts in midfield in tonight’s Leagues Cup Semifinal against Seattle. Reus has registered 20 goal contributions (7 goals, 13 assists) in 36 career matches played (27 starts) across all competitions for LA (2024-Present). Additionally, Reus has recorded 15 goal contributions (6 goals, 9 assists) in his last 20 matches played for the Galaxy dating back to April 27. The Dortmund, Germany, native has logged five goals and nine assists in 21 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 Seattle. 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 33 matches played (29 starts) across all competitions during the 2025 campaign.
- 2024 MLS Newcomer of the Year Gabriel Pec, 24, who has recorded eight goals and four assists in 31 matches played (30 starts) across all competitions for LA during the 2025 campaign, starts on the right wing against Sounders FC. Pec has totaled 51 career goal contributions (29 goals, 22 assists) in 72 appearances (68 starts) across all competitions in two seasons with the LA Galaxy (2024 - Present). In his last eight appearances across all competitions dating back to July 19, Pec has recorded six goal contributions (4 goals, 2 assists).
- Ghanaian international forward Joseph Paintsil, who has recorded 38 goal contributions (24 goals, 14 assists) in 62 career matches played (57 starts) across all competitions for LA, starts on the left wing against Seattle. Paintsil leads the Galaxy with nine goals and has added three assists in 25 matches played (22 starts) across all competitions for LA during the 2025 campaign. Notably, Paintsil has recorded seven goals and two assists in his last nine matches played at Dignity Health Sports Park dating back to May 31. Additionally, Paintsil has recorded six goal contributions (4 goals, 2 assists) in his last six matches played across all competitions dating back to July 31.
- Miguel Berry, 27, makes second consecutive start for the Galaxy in tonight’s match against Seattle. The Barcelona, Spain, native has notched one goal and two assists in 14 matches played (6 starts) across all competitions for the Galaxy during the 2025 campaign. Berry has recorded nine goal contributions (4 goals, 5 assists) in 49 matches played (12 starts) across all competitions in two seasons played with LA (2024-Present).
