LAFC ' s trip to freezing-cold Colorado in the Concacaf Champions Cup ended with a 1x2 loss in Leg 1.
But the Black & Gold rebounded in their first MLS game of the year thanks to Jeremy Ebobisse, who started ahead of Olivier Giroud and scored the lone goal in a 1x0 win over Minnesota United.
After a down year in 2024 with San Jose, Ebobisse could be set for a major bounce back.
OLIVIER GIROUD
The Loons largely kept LAFC quiet during a Matchday 1 road trip to one of the best teams in the league, but a late winner from Ebobisse and a muted attacking performance – 0.7 xG, two shots on target – led to a 0x1 loss. They have a good chance to get their attack on track against CF Montréal.
If DP striker Kelvin Yeboah is as good as the 9goals and 2assists in his first 12 MLS matches suggest he is, Minnesota will be just fine.
They’ re at least a top-tier central midfielder away from truly contending, but there’ s significant upside during Eric Ramsay’ s second year in charge.
LAFC went out this winter and did a whole bunch to remind everyone of their pre-2022 offseason.
Basically, they added a whole handful of proven MLS Guys to an already impressive roster.
Former San Jose striker Jeremy Ebobisse, former
Galaxy midfielder Mark Delgado and former FC Dallas center back Nkosi Tafari are all here( among others). Those are the kind of smart moves we’ ve come to expect from one of the best front offices in MLS.
However, we’ ve gotta point out how the central midfield is basically entirely remade and attackers Mateusz Bogusz and Cristian Olivera are gone, too.
There are some questions Steve Cherundolo ' s group needs to answer early on.
JEREMY EBOBISSE
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