It isn’t often in Major League Soccer that you get consecutive games against the same opponent, but that’s the case this week for the Galaxy and FC Dallas.

The teams met last Saturday in Texas, with FC Dallas winning, 2-1 . This week, they’re squaring off again in Carson. This game was originally scheduled for late August, but was moved due to the Galaxy advancing to the Leagues Cup semifinals.

Both teams have different goals at stake.

FC Dallas is currently in eighth place in the Western Conference and with a win, would qualify for the playoffs.

The Galaxy are simply trying to avoid finishing in last place.

“Nobody certainly wants to finish bottom of the league,” Galaxy coach Greg Vanney said. “So I think that has to be part of our intensity and our mindset and our commitment to th

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