In several ways, the Western Conference clash between first-place San Diego and fifth-place Los Angeles Football Club is massive, which explains the standing-room-only overcapacity crowd expected to fill BMO Stadium Sunday night.

Twenty-seven days between home games and 39 since their last Major League Soccer contest on Christmas Tree Lane, suffice to say LAFC supporters have eyed this one since the regular season schedule was released in December.

Interest in the league’s 30th team is natural considering geography and the sporting history between the cities. On those terms alone, their home and away regular season meetings in 2025 were going to feel like a big deal.

“I’d be lying if I would have picked them to be in first place at this point at the beginning of the season, so I’m hones

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