LAFC Eliminated From Concacaf Champions Cup Semifinals After 4-0 Loss

Los Angeles Football Club was eliminated from the Concacaf Champions Cup semifinals after a 4-0 defeat to Deportivo Toluca FC in the second leg played at Estadio Nemesio Diez in Toluca, Mexico, on May 6, 2026. LAFC had taken a 2-1 lead from the first leg in Los Angeles, where Son Heung-min assisted both goals.

The second leg ended with an aggregate score of 5-2 in favor of the Mexican club, according to Yonhap. Toluca struck the woodwork twice in the first half before scoring all four of its goals after halftime. Helinho converted a penalty in the 49th minute after a foul by Ryan Hollingshead, tying the aggregate at 2-2.

Everado Lopez then scored from outside the box in the 58th minute to give Toluca a 3-2 aggregate lead. Jesus Ricardo Angulo hit the post in the 79th minute, which briefly kept LAFC in contention because a visiting goal would have forced extra time. That possibility ended when defender Ryan Porteous was sent off in the 86th minute for a foul on Nicolas Castro.

Paulinho Dias scored twice in stoppage time to complete the 4-0 victory.

LAFC recorded five shot attempts with only one on target, none by Son Heung-min. Toluca generated 31 shot attempts and 14 shots on goal. LAFC entered the competition as runners-up in 2020 and 2023 and had been seeking its first title in the regional tournament.