#fc-cincinnati

#fc-cincinnati

Captain Lionel Messi scored the first goal of the night, connecting with Mateo Silvetti to head the ball into the net and earn the early lead for the visiting team. Messi then assisted on the second goal by setting up Silvetti, who rocketed the ball into the lower right corner of the goal from the left side of the field.

The LA Galaxy struck four past Santos Laguna in their final game of the Leagues Cup group phase, securing a quarter-final place with an impressive performance.

Evander's left-footed shot from the center of the box found the bottom right corner of the net to double Cincinnati's lead early in the second half after Gerardo Valenzuela had put the hosts up in the first half.

[We need to improve] our intensity in certain moments. Maybe we've gotten away from some of the areas that have made us strong in the past, as we look to be better defensively.