LA Galaxy seeks revenge in Puerto Rico
Landon Donovan, LA Galaxy star striker and the U.S. national team had no comment to reporters after landing at the airport Luis Muñoz Marín.
How can an island be bigger than a galaxy?
The answer to this riddle was learned on Tuesday, when the Puerto Rico Islanders were imposed before the Los Angeles Galaxy, 4-1, in a preliminary round match of the Champions League in the Concacaf. And now, after losing spectacularly at home, the U.S. Eleventh arrived yesterday in Puerto Rico with the difficult mission to redeem himself and stay alive in the "Concachampions."
"It was pretty amazing," he confessed Galaxy midfielder Chris Birchall on the loss to the Orange Troop. "The Islanders managed a good result, they played very well and finished the plays in an exceptional way," he said.
The Galaxy, led by its star striker Landon Donovan, arrived yesterday morning in a Puerto Rican soil for the commitment of tomorrow, Wednesday in the second leg of the preliminary round will be staged at the Juan Ramon Loubriel Stadium in Bayamon.
The Galaxy will have to win by four goals or more for the comeback to stay alive and advance to the group stage.
"We are against the wall now, in terms of moving to the next round, but you never know," said Birchall. "A 4-0 win is unlikely but not impossible," the Trinidadian football player, born and raised in England.
Significant win
Although disappointed by the defeat, acknowledged Birchall, on the other hand, was a major victory for developing the Orange Troop (Tropa Naranja) and football in Puerto Rico.
"This result is probably very good publicity for the Islanders and the country in general," said the midfielder. Birchall added that measured with the best teams in Major League Soccer provides valuable experience to the Islanders, especially when you stand with a win.
"Not many teams have gone to our court and won 4-1, so in that area have done something very good," he said.
On visit to Puerto Rico, the player told Galaxy probably would not have time to explore the island
"We arrived early to get used to the environment and climate," he said. We had a party last night (night before) and today (yesterday) we will then rest to recuperate and prepare for the game, "said Birchall.
Source: Google translate and Primera Hora
Oh snap! Any fellow Tropa Naranja supporters going to the game tomorrow?
P.S. *prays the LJ-Cut will work*