Starting XI: LA Galaxy at Tigres UANL | April 8, 2025

LA Galaxy Starting XI: GK John McCarthy; D Miki Yamane, D Emiro Garcés, D Zanka, D John Nelson; M Diego Fagundez (C), M Edwin Cerrillo, M Isaiah Parente, F Joseph Paintsil, F Gabriel Pec, F Christian Ramirez

Substitutes: GK JT Marcinkowski, GK Novak Mićović; D Julián Aude; D Ascel Essengue, D Harbor Miller, D Eriq Zavaleta, M Tucker Lepley, M Lucas Sanabria, M Elijah Wynder, F Miguel Berry, F Matheus Nascimento, F Ruben Ramos Jr.

Lineup Notes:

• 2022 MLS Cup MVP John McCarthy, who holds a 1.29 goals-against average in seven appearances (7 starts) across all competitions for LA during the 2025 campaign, starts in goal in tonight's match against Tigres. McCarthy has posted 21 shutouts and 330 saves in 104 career regular-season appearances (103 starts) across 10 seasons played in MLS (2015-25). The Philadelphia, Penn., native made a career-high 32 appearances (32 starts), finished second in MLS in saves (127) and posted six shutouts during the 2024 MLS Regular Season. In eight matches played (8 starts) during the 2022-23 Concacaf Champions League, McCarthy posted four shutouts en-route to earning 2023 Concacaf Champions League Best XI honors.

• Japanese International defender Miki Yamane, 31, starts at right back in his return to the starting lineup. Yamane has tallied two assists in four appearances (3 starts) during the 2025 MLS Regular Season. Yamane has tallied 10 assists in 46 appearances (44 starts) across all competitions in two seasons played with the Galaxy (2024-Present).

• Colombian defender Emiro Garcés, 23, who has tallied one goal and one assist in nine appearances (6 starts) across all competitions for the Galaxy during the 2025, starts in tonight's contest against Tigres. Garcés has recorded one goal and three assists in 24 career appearances (16 starts) across all competitions for the LA Galaxy (2024-Present).

• Danish defender Zanka, 34, makes his ninth career appearance (7th start) across all competitions for the LA Galaxy in tonight's match. Zanka recorded one goal and two assists in 26 appearances (25 starts) across all competitions (Jupiler Pro League, Europa League, Croky Cup) with Anderlecht during the 2024-25 season. In 37 career appearances (22 starts) for the Denmark Men’s National Team, Zanka recorded two goals, one of which came in the 2018 FIFA World Cup Round of 16 match against Croatia.

• John Nelson, who has made six appearances (5 starts) across all competitions this season for LA, starts at left back in tonight's match. The Medina, Ohio, native recorded one goal and four assists in 31 matches played (20 starts) across all competitions for LA in 2024.

• Edwin Cerrillo, who recorded an assist against Orlando City SC on March 29, starts as the holding midfielder in tonight's match against Tigres. The Waco, Texas, native tallied one goal and four assists in 41 matches played (32 starts) across all competitions during the 2024 season. Cerrillo, 24, has tallied one goal and five assists in 62 matches played (51 starts) across all competitions with the LA Galaxy (2023 - Present).

• Midfielder Isaiah Parente, 25, who tallied two assists in LA's 4-1 win over C.S. Herediano on March 12, starts in tonight's Concacaf Champions Cup match. The Medina, Ohio, native has tallied two assists in nine matches played (5 starts) across all competitions during the 2025 campaign. Parente has registered two assists in 17 matches played (5 starts) across all competitions in two seasons with the LA Galaxy (2024-Present).

• Diego Fagundez, 30, captains the Galaxy in tonight's match against Tigres. Fagundez recorded five goals and six assists in 41 matches played (21 starts) across all competitions during the 2024 campaign for LA. Fagundez has tallied 73 goals and 76 assists in 399 career MLS regular-season games played (294 starts). Notably, Fagundez’s 149 career goal contributions ranks second amongst all active players in MLS behind only Luciano Acosta (172). Fagundez ranks 15^th all-time in league history in regular-season appearances (399).

• 2024 MLS Newcomer of the Year Gabriel Pec, 24, who finished the 2024 MLS Regular Season with 30 goal contributions (16 goals, 14 assists) in 33 appearances (30 starts), starts on the right wing against Tigres. Pec has totaled 41 goal contributions (23 goals, 18 assists) in 50 appearances (47 starts) across all competitions in two seasons with the LA Galaxy (2024 - Present).

• Ghanaian international forward Joseph Paintsil, who recorded 26 goal contributions (15 goals, 11 assists) in 37 matches played (36 starts) across all competitions for LA during the 2024 campaign, makes his fourth appearance (3rd start) across all competitions for LA this season in tonight's match.

• Christian Ramirez, who has recorded four goals in his last five matches played dating back to March 12, makes his seventh start (10th appearance) across all competitions during the 2025 campaign in tonight's Quarterfinal match. Ramirez, 33, recorded 14 goal contributions (8 goals, 6 assists) in 25 matches played (16 starts) for the Columbus Crew during the 2024 MLS Regular Season.