LA Galaxy Starting XI: GK Novak Mićović; D Miki Yamane, D Zanka, D Maya Yoshida (C), D John Nelson; M Edwin Cerrillo, M Lucas Sanabria, M Diego Fagundez, F Gabriel Pec, F Joseph Paintsil, F Matheus Nascimento
Substitutes: GK John McCarthy; D Julián Aude, D Mauricio Cuevas, D Emiro Garcés, D Miki Yamane, M Tucker Lepley, M Isaiah Parente, M Elijah Wynder, F Miguel Berry, F Christian Ramirez
Lineup Notes:
- Serbian goalkeeper Novak Mićović, 23, makes his sixth start of the 2025 MLS Regular Season in tonight's match against Real Salt Lake. Mićović made four starts across all competitions during the 2024 campaign, posting one shutout and a 1.25 goals-against average. Mićović has made five league appearances (5 starts) for the Galaxy during the 2025 campaign.
- Japanese International defender Miki Yamane, who has tallied two assists in 13 appearances (11 starts) during the 2025 MLS Regular Season, starts at right back in tonight's match against RSL. Yamane has registered 10 assists in 56 appearances (53 starts) across all competitions in two seasons played with the Galaxy (2024-Present).
- Danish defender Zanka, 35, makes his 10th career league appearance (9th start) for the LA Galaxy in tonight's match against RSL. 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, one of which came in the 2018 FIFA World Cup Round of 16 match against Croatia.
- Maya Yoshida, who has recorded three goals and three assists in 69 appearances (68 starts) across all competitions in three seasons with the Galaxy (2023-Present), captains LA in tonight's game. 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.
- John Nelson, who has made 16 appearances (15 starts) across all competitions this season for LA, starts in defense in tonight's match. The Medina, Ohio, native has logged one goal and four assists in 47 matches played (35 starts) across all competitions in two seasons with the LA Galaxy.
- Edwin Cerrillo, who has tallied one assist in 15 matches played (15 starts) during the 2025 MLS Regular Season, starts in midfield against RSL. Cerrillo, 24, has registered one goal and five assists in 71 career matches played (60 starts) across all competitions with the LA Galaxy (2023 - Present).
- Uruguayan midfielder Lucas Sanabria, 21, makes his 11th appearances (8th start) of the 2025 MLS Regular Season in the match against Real Salt Lake. Sanabria recorded five goals and four assists in 46 matches played (41 starts) across all competitions (Campeonato Uruguayo Clausura & Apertura, Copa AUF Uruguay, Copa Libertadores, Torneo Intermedio) for Club Nacional de Football (2024). At the international level, Sanabria was called up to the Uruguayan National Team for 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifying for matches against Peru on Oct. 11 and Ecuador on Oct. 15, 2024.
- 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 RSL. Pec has totaled 42 goal contributions (23 goals, 19 assists) in 58 appearances (55 starts) across all competitions in two seasons with the LA Galaxy (2024 - Present). In two matches played against RSL during the 2024 campaign, Pec recorded two goals.
- Diego Fagundez, who recorded a goal against San Diego FC on May 24, starts as the No. 10 in tonight's match against RSL. Fagundez has tallied 76 goals and 76 assists in 408 career MLS regular-season games played (302 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 three goals in 16 matches played (15 starts) during the 2025 MLS Regular Season.
- Ghanaian international forward Joseph Paintsil, who has recorded 28 goal contributions (16 goals, 12 assists) in 48 career matches played (45 starts) across all competitions for LA, makes his 10th league appearance (eighth start) for LA this season in tonight's match against RSL.
- Brazilian youth international forward Matheus Nascimento, 21, makes his second consecutive start for the LA Galaxy in tonight's match against RSL. The Niterói, Brazil native has made nine appearances (1 start) 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.
