LAFC’s Champions Cup run ends after second-half unraveling in Toluca
Apr 29, 2026; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Teammates Toluca midfielder Nicolás Castro (8) and Toluca defender Jesús Gallardo (20) celebrate with Toluca midfielder Jesús Angulo (10) on his goal in the second half to tie the match against LAFC during the Concacaf Champions Cup Semifinals at BMO Stadium. TOLUCA, Mexico -- For 45 minutes, LAFC survived. Barely at times, chaotically at others, but survived nonetheless.
They bent under waves of pressure inside Estadio Nemesio Díez, absorbed eight Hugo Lloris saves, watched Toluca strike woodwork twice, and somehow reached halftime exactly where they wanted: level on the night and still ahead on aggregate. Then the second half started. And the entire semifinal unraveled almost instantly.
Our @TheChampions journey comes to an end. pic. twitter.
com/r1nX2ya0kf — LAFC (@LAFC) May 7, 2026 A penalty less than two minutes after the restart opened the floodgates as LAFC collapsed in a 4-0 loss to Toluca FC on Wednesday night, eliminated from the Concacaf Champions Cup semifinals 5-2 on aggregate in a match that exposed just how thin the margin becomes against elite opposition at altitude. “We played eight excellent games overall until the second half today,” LAFC head coach Marc Dos Santos said afterward. “We had one really bad half.
It was the second half today. ” And it was a half that swallowed everything LAFC had built in this tournament run. Dos Santos entered the night clearly prioritizing structure over control.
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