This article was originally published on www.si.com as ‘Opportunity’—LA Galaxy Making Most of Leagues Cup Despite Dismal Season. If there was a team that needed the 2025 Leagues Cup the most, it was the LA Galaxy.

Inter Miami will host the LA Galaxy at Chase Stadium on Saturday, August 16, 2025, at 7:30 p.m. ET/ 4:30 p.m. PT. Inter Miami is 6th in the Eastern Conference with a record of 12–5–6 (points 42) and Galaxy is at the bottom of the Western Conference with a record of 3–15–7 heading into the weekend.

Messi made his injury return, scoring a game-deciding goal in the 84th minute, Jordi Alba (43’) and Luis Suarez (89’) also scored goals, and Inter Miami beat the defending MLS Cup champion L.A. Galaxy 3-1 at Chase Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 16.

Despite a disastrous MLS regular season, the LA Galaxy has an opportunity to redeem part of the year by winning Leagues Cup.

Lionel Messi wouldn't be denied for long. The Argentine superstar had missed numerous scoring chances in his return from injury Saturday night against the LA Galaxy, but in the match's waning minutes,

CARSON, Calif. — It's been a long, slow tumble since that 7-1-1 start solidly positioned the LA Galaxy behind their archrivals LAFC atop the Western Conference, a chronicle of inconsistency that ...

The scene inside the locker room after the LA Galaxy ’s 2014 MLS Cup victory felt distinctly bacchanalian, a touch wilder than the reverie surrounding the club’s previous four championship ...

Lionel Messi delivered another breathtaking performance against LA Galaxy, showcasing his brilliance for Inter Miami and etching his name deeper into football history with a milestone that no other player has touched.