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The game between the two playoff-chasing sides leapt into life as Chicago scored two in quick succession inside the opening 10 minutes, as Jonathan Bamba opened the scoring for the hosts, before Philip Zinckernagel doubled the lead. After the interval, Chicago netted their third, as Hugo Cuypers found the bottom left-hand corner to make it 3-0 in the 68th minute.

With the terrible year they've had in MLS, expectations weren't exactly high for the Galaxy ahead of their Leagues Cup quarterfinal match against Pachuca. The Galaxy suffered embarrassing defeats during their past two MLS games, falling at home to the Seattle Sounders and on the road against Inter Miami. However, Galaxy coach Greg Vanney 's players put the losses behind them and continued to perform well in Leagues Cup play, surprisingly eliminating Pachuca 2-1 on Wednesday night at Dignity Health Sports Park.

Mascherano expressed that his team was 'outclassed' in their recent defeat and emphasized that the upcoming match against LA Galaxy could be pivotal for their season.

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.

Now the goal must be to be dominant, especially in these games, especially away. I would not say that we are far away from this, but it miss maybe a bit more understanding of the situation out there.

"No excuses," coach Greg Vanney said. "We have to stop putting ourselves in holes and then trying to figure our way out. It's got to get cleaned up. It's got to get fixed."