LOS ANGELES—Kwadwo Opoku and Carlos Vela scored in the first half, and Los Angeles FC beat the Seattle Sounders 2–1 Friday night, July 29, in the home debuts of European superstars Giorgio Chiellini and Gareth Bale.
Major League Soccer-leading LAFC (15–4–3) earned its season-best fourth consecutive victory and moved seven points clear of Austin atop the Western Conference during its longest winning streak since 2019.
LAFC is also six points ahead Philadelphia in the race for the Supporters’ Shield.
Seattle scored on an early own-goal by LAFC, but still dropped to 0–5–1 at the Banc during the regular season. The Sounders won the 2019 Western Conference final here….